KCAL News political reporter Tom Wait talks to LAPD Chief Jim McDonell about No Kings Day protests and violence after the demonstrations.

Chief Jim McDonnell pushed back on President Trump’s characterization of his past statements about National Guard deployment, saying he would not have requested federal troops to aid in quelling the city’s immigration protests “at this stage.

Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell sharply countered President Donald Trump’s claims that the city needed National Guard support, emphasizing Wednesday that protests were “nowhere near” that level.

McDonnell, who has been taking heat from some L.A. City Councilors, is being praised for his handling of holding the complex line between partnership with federal law enforcement without LAPD particip

Jim McDonnell says police were “nowhere near” the stage where they needed federal assistance to control immigration protests.

LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell says department is 'well prepared' to handle ICE protests; has a 'great working relationship' with the National Guard.

The organized opposition was timed for the day President Trump is hosting a rare U.S. military parade in Washington that's taking place on his 79th birthday.

McDonnell, the son of Irish immigrants, grew up in public housing, about a mile from Fenway Park. In the 1960s, Boston cops used to let kids like McDonnell sneak into Fenway for free, and he and his buddies took advantage of that generosity regularly.

With migrant communities already living in fear amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, ICE raids in downtown Los Angeles sparked days of protests.

LAPD says they have made 50 arrests and fired over non-lethal rounds to quell fraught protests. Charges against demonstrators include