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2025-06-08 04:53:43

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Threatens Mobilization of Active-Duty Marines Against Protesters in Los Angeles

Such language is unprecedented in response to immigration protests.
The escalation comes just three days after the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre,
when Chinese troops crushed a pro-democracy movement with tanks and live ammunition
—a grim reminder of what can happen when a government turns its military on its own people.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Threatens Mobilization of Active-Duty Marines Against Protesters in Los Angeles - The Bloomingtonian
Staff report LOS ANGELES — U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday threatened to deploy active-duty Marines to Los Angeles in response to growing protests against federal immigration raids. Hegseth’s threat followed a presidential memorandum signed by President Donald Trump earlier in the day, authorizing the deployment of at least 2,000 National Guard troops