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Hegseth defends National Guard LA deployments

Hegseth says National Guard, Marines mobilized to L.A. because "we believe ICE agents should be allowed to be safe in doing their operations"

One of Hegseth's top deputies testified Tuesday that the estimated cost of deploying the National Guard to Los Angeles will be $134 million.

Fox News · 6h

Hegseth defends National Guard LA deployments, says ICE agents must be protected

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth forcefully defended the deployment of National Guard troops and U.S. Marines to Los Angeles during a hearing on Tuesday.

Bloomberg on MSN · 8h

Hegseth Defends Deployment to LA, Estimated to Cost $134 Million

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pushed back against Democrats’ criticism of the decision to deploy troops to Los Angeles, telling Congress that the Trump administration wants to protect immigration agents and keep demonstrations there from getting out of control.

Hegseth, Democrats

Roll Call on MSN · 3h

Democrats clash with Hegseth over Guard deployment, shipbuilding

House Democrats challenged Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at a hearing Tuesday over the deployment of U.S. military forces to California.

The Independent on MSN · 3h

Hegseth clashes with Democrats over $134 million cost to deploy troops to LA protests

Hegseth clashes with Democrats over $134 million cost to deploy troops to LA protests - Defense officials said it would cost an estimated $134 million for 4,000 National Guard and 700 Marines to remai

HuffPost on MSN · 7h

Hegseth Admits He Doesn’t Know What Authority Trump Is Using To Deploy Troops

But the former Fox News weekend host and current defense secretary told lawmakers he's sure his boss has the right to deploy troops wherever he wants.

Tampa Free Press on MSN2h

Fiery Exchange: Hegseth Blasts Aguilar Over “Disingenuous Attack” On Troop Welfare Amid LA Riots

A heated exchange erupted in the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vehemently ...

Newsweek on MSN32m

Democrat Calls For Hegseth To Resign After ‘Next Level’ Incompetence

Democratic Congressman Rep. Ted Lieu criticized Pete Hegseth for deploying troops to Southern California without basic resources, calling the situation a "complete mess" and demanding Hegseth's ...

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Hegseth, Rep. McCollum spar over LA riots, response to unrest after George Floyd murder

Minn., opened a hearing on the Defense budget Tuesday by sharply questioning Secretary Pete Hegseth over the Trump ...

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Hegseth hearing live: Defense Secretary grilled on LA protest deployment, Ukraine and ‘warrior ethos’

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testified on Capitol Hill on Tuesday in the first of several hearings during the next week, ...

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Hegseth cites 2020 Minnesota riots as reason for sending National Guard into LA

The Pentagon has deployed 700 active-duty Marines and 4,000 National Guard troops to California in response to riots in Los ...

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Pete Hegseth debates with politicians about national guard deployment in Los Angeles

Gavin Newsom insisted the Los Angeles Police Department didn't need the military help. Pelosi hits Trump on LA: Where was ...

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Hegseth defends military involvement in LA protests as defense secretary faces questions over costs and authority

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Tuesday strongly defended the Trump administration’s military response to protests in ...

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Newsom: Hegseth is ‘an embarrassment’

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) slammed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Monday as hundreds of Marines and thousands of ...

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Hegseth’s return to Congress turns heated as Democrats go on offense

Trump’s Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth struck a defiant tone while Democrats took aim at his polarizing stewardship of the ...

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