Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) called Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “deranged” over his threat to send in nearby Marines to quell riots in Los Angeles. Protests broke out in the city on Friday in response to a wave of U.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has threatened to send the Marines to quell ongoing protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Los Angeles. Hegseth posted on X on Sunday that in addition to “mobilizing the National Guard IMMEDIATELY to support federal law enforcement” in California’s largest city,

President Donald Trump's administration said it would deploy 2,000 National Guard troops on Saturday as federal agents in Los Angeles faced off against a few hundred demonstrators during a second day of protests following immigration raids.