Trump's Los Angeles crackdown escalated dramatically throughout the day, beginning with National Guard forces using rubber bullets against protesters and reporters in the morning. By afternoon, authorities imposed assembly bans downtown while Trump threatened comprehensive federal intervention with his "exact plan" to solve the protest problem.
The confrontation reached unprecedented levels by evening when Trump deployed 500-700 Marines to Los Angeles and threatened California Governor Newsom with arrest, declaring "I would do it." German outlets described this as potential constitutional breach, with Pentagon confirmation of hundreds of Marines being sent to suppress domestic demonstrations.
Meanwhile, Greta Thunberg's Gaza aid ship was peacefully intercepted by Israeli forces, ending what outlets called her maritime "show." Domestic German issues included parliamentary rejection of investigations against Vice Chancellor Habeck despite his dual role as complainant and defendant in insult cases, while skilled worker immigration programs faced devastating assessments after authorities lost track of qualified non-EU workers.