Violent riots sweeping downtown Los Angeles appeared to erupt overnight.
But a guest on Joe Rogan's podcast claims he predicted the unrest as far back as 2023.
Two years ago, comedian Sam Tripoli told Rogan: 'The next thing you're going to see are immigration riots... immigration riots, people going nuts.'
At the time Tripoli claimed he had heard from 'people in intelligence' were braced for immigration-related riots if Donald Trump was re-elected.
The comedian, who is known for sharing conspiracy theories, shared the old clip on his X account Tuesday following the riots in LA.
He wrote: 'I told you this was going to happen. All part of the plan, man!'
The chaos in Los Angeles began Friday as ICE protesters attempted to stop a handful of police raids.
Crowds took to the streets, burning cars and marching against what they call unfair deportations.
The discussion has flooded social media where users are proclaiming that Tripoli did predict what is currently happening in California.
'Sam Tripoli predicting the LA Riots 2 years ago with eerie accuracy on Joe Rogan,' posted TUPACABRA who has over 46,000 followers.
However, some users pointed out that the comedian 'didn't get it right' as he said it would happen 'around the 2024 election.'
During the 2023 episode, Tripoli made several predictions, including the the 'pride stuff' was going to 'go away', apparently referencing DEI policies, which the Trump administration has tried to dismantle.
He told Rogan that independent journalist Melody Krell, who also acted alongside Robert De Niro in The Irishman, had passed him some information from intelligence sources.
'Mel K comes on my show and says, 'I've been talking to some people in intelligence, and they say this pride stuff is going away,' Tripoli said, referring to his podcast Tin Foil Hat.
'The next thing you're going to see are immigration riots. This is going to happen right around the next election.'
Tripoli then claimed that Republican governors were sending immigrants, 'many from China and in the military,' to Democratic states 'as assets' to destabilize their societies.
'I know it sounds crazy, but that is 100 percent true,' Tripoli said.
Also on the 2023 podcast was comedian and actor Bryan Callen, known for Mad TV, who argued that the movement of immigrants wasn't orchestrated but rather a result of then-President Joe Biden 'opening the borders.'
It is estimated at least 8million illegal immigrants entered the US under the Biden Administration, leading to immigration becoming one of the main issues during the 2024 election.
Starting in August 2022, Texas Governor Abbott began sending busloads of illegal immigrants who crossed the Mexico border to New York City.
This effort was part of a broader Texas strategy to send migrants to cities with Democratic mayors, aiming to shift border-related responsibilities to those cities.
However, Tripoli quickly pushed back on Callen's claims, saying, 'That is what they want you to believe.'
Meanwhile, Trump has defended sending 700 Marines and the California National Guard to Los Angeles, dismissing California Governor Gavin Newsom's claim that the deployment worsened the situation.
And he would not rule out use of an authority to deploy military forces under his control to put down disturbances if he sees fit.
'If there's an insurrection, I would certainly invoke it. We'll see. But I can tell you, last night was terrible. The night before that was terrible,' Trump said.
'If we didn't send in the national guard quickly, right now, Los Angeles would be burning to the ground,' Trump told reporters in an impromptu Oval Office meeting with members of his team.
The president also offered a warning amid complaints from critics that he is using the California standoff to flex authority in Democratic-run states.
'I can inform the rest of the country, when they do it, if they do it, they will be met with equal or greater force than we met here,' Trump said.
'This is the first perhaps of many or perhaps if we didn't attack this one very strongly, you would have them all over the country,' Trump said.
An emergency curfew was rolled out Tuesday in a portion of downtown Los Angeles as looters began ransacking local businesses.
The curfew, which runs from 8pm PT and goes until 6am, is expected to remain in place for at least several days.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said on Tuesday: 'Last night, there were 23 businesses that were looted.
'I think that if you drive through downtown LA, the graffiti is everywhere and has caused significant damages to businesses and a number of properties.'
