Pete Hegseth says military will stay in Los Angeles for 60 days; Newsom denies Trump claim that he called him - live

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Pete Hegseth says military will stay in Los Angeles for 60 days; Newsom denies Trump claim that he called him – live

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From 2h ago 16.58 BST
Hegseth says he anticipates military will remain in LA for 60 days

Pete Hegseth has told the House committee that he’s anticipating military personnel to stay in Los Angeles for 60 days to “ensure that those rioters, looters and thugs on the other side assaulting our police officers know that we’re not going anywhere”.

Updated at 17:05 BST

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jun/10/los-angeles-protests-la-donald-trump-ice-gavin-newsom-california-live-latest-news?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-684855d18f0847b9d7ae4f18#block-684855d18f0847b9d7ae4f18

[Ocelot II]

2. Assaulting police officers was just fine and dandy on 1/6/21.

The assaulters were even pardoned. Can someone explain the difference to me?

[magicarpet]

3. Team trDUMP exaggerates everything way out of proportion to reality.

So that they can then enact their Fascist gestapo policies and push people around for their vile entertainment and enjoyment.

[IcyPeas]

4. What the eff are they going to do? Stand around in 90 degree weather?

Where are they staying? What do they do when their shifts end for the day? (Or do they not get free time?).

While in LA I hope they enjoy a TACO or 2.