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US Marines Detain First Civilian in Los Angeles

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US Marines Detain First Civilian in Los Angeles
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JUN 14
Above: U.S. Marines stand guard outside of the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles on June 13, 2025. Image copyright: Zhang Shuo/China News Service/VCG/Getty Images
story last updated JUN 14

The Spin

Democratic narrative

Under the Posse Comitatus Act, the U.S. military is prohibited from enforcing laws on domestic soil without explicit constitutional or congressional authorization. Given that the Insurrection Act has not been invoked, the fact that Marines have detained a civilian on U.S. soil for the first known time in the country's history represents an unprecedented authoritarian overreach by the Trump administration.

Brian Krassenstein

Republican narrative

It's no surprise that Democrats are overreacting — this is what they do when Trump is in office. Marines merely detained an individual that crossed a yellow-tape boundary around the Wilshire Federal Building, and even the man involved is fine with the procedure. Claims of authoritarian overreach by the Trump administration reflect political bias rather than the actual events.

Collin Rugg

Metaculus Prediction


Public Figures

Donald Trump


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