Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem claimed President Donald Trump saved Los Angeles during a stop by “Face the Nation” on Sunday.

Speaking to the hosts of the long-running CBS interview show, Noem credited Trump with the Southern California city’s continued existence, saying it “wouldn’t be standing” if Trump had not sent in the National Guard and Marines against the wishes of state and local leaders in June.

Trump deployed troops to Los Angeles in response to civil unrest over Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids that were also the work of the Trump administration. Protestors took to the streets to impede increased ICE action across the region, leading Trump to wrest control of the state’s National Guard from Gov. Gavin Newsom. On Sunday, Noem said residents of L

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