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Hegseth claims Marines are needed in LA because Newsom refuses to defend federal law enforcement officers
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jun/09/los-angeles-protests-live-tensions-flare-trump-deploys-national-guard-troops?page=with%3Ablock-684773508f0868a29b801257
In what appears to be a deeply partisan statement from the US secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, the former weekend host of Fox & Friends Donald Trump put in charge of the US military, posted on Monday that he dispatched a marine infantry battalion to Los Angeles, without informing the Los Angeles police department, because California’s Democratic governor was not defending immigration officers from protesters.
Writing on Elon Musk’s social media platform from his official Pentagon account, Hegseth said:
Due to increased threats to federal law enforcement officers and federal buildings, approximately 700 active-duty U.S. Marines from Camp Pendleton are being deployed to Los Angeles to restore order. We have an obligation to defend federal law enforcement officers - even if Gavin Newsom will not.
Hegseth’s claim that federal officers are under threat contrasts sharply with the reality on the ground, according to the Los Angeles police department.M
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