The chaos erupting in L.A. is less about politics and more about a serious leadership problem, according to a Texas congressman.

Rep. Wesley Hunt didn’t hold back on “TMZ Live” Tuesday — telling us the federal government had to deploy 700 Marines and thousands of National Guard troops to restore order in the City of Angels … because it’s all about protecting American streets from looking like a war zone.

Wesley makes it clear to us this isn’t about red vs. blue states — it’s about who’s actually leading with backbone, and in his eyes, Texas is setting the bar.