LA riots may look like a banana skin for Trump, but his base remains happy

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GIVEN THE HEAVY-HANDED, often completely over the top approach of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents endeavouring to apprehend and deport so-called “illegal aliens” and the very high concentration of women, men and children living without official status in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, it was sadly inevitable that trouble would ensue. The scenes broadcast around the world this week are regrettable and unfortunate. There have been many, including Longford-born Father Peter O’Reilly, who featured on RTÉ’s News at One on Wednesday, exercising their peaceful right to protest. Malevolent elements, however, have engaged in acts of violence and looting, which...