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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the Defense Department will send 700 Marines to Los Angeles to help law enforcement:
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.
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…
— Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (@SecDef) June 9, 2025
California Gov. Gavin Newsom continues to dig his political grave by spouting off his mouth with a bunch of nonsense:
U.S. Marines have served honorably across multiple wars in defense of democracy. They are heroes.
They shouldn’t be deployed on American soil facing their own countrymen to fulfill the deranged fantasy of a dictatorial President.
This is un-American.
U.S. Marines have served honorably across multiple wars in defense of democracy. They are heroes.
They shouldn’t be deployed on American soil facing their own countrymen to fulfill the deranged fantasy of a dictatorial President.
This is un-American. pic.twitter.com/v5Va7hbgBb
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) June 9, 2025