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Pete Hegseth says military will stay in Los Angeles for 60 days; Newsom denies Trump claim that he called him – live (www.theguardian.com)

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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”.

Trump's deployment of troops to Los Angeles to cost an estimated $134 million, Pentagon says

Donald Trump’s deployment of troops to Los Angeles is estimated to cost about $134m, a senior Pentagon official said on Tuesday.

Bryn MacDonnell, who is performing the duties of comptroller at the Pentagon, told lawmakers that the cost included the cost of travel, housing and food for the troops.

The Pentagon has said that it will deploy a total of over 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles to help protect federal property and personnel.

Marines arrive in LA area on Trump's orders after quieter night of protest - NYT

The approximately 700 Marines deployed by the Trump administration after protests erupted against Ice immigration raids have arrived in the Los Angeles area, the US Northern Command said on Tuesday, according to the New York Times (paywall).

A spokeswoman for the command, Becky Farmer, told the NYT she could not comment further on their specific location.

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[–] FollyDolly@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Are they gonna sleep on a cement floor for 60 days?