Monday, June 9, 2025

700 Marines Being Sent to LA to End Protests

A tense standoff between California and the federal government escalated today (June 9, 2025), with federal officials preparing to send in 700 Marines to assist the National Guard and state officials , saying they will sue the Trump administration's decision to "trample over" Governor Gavin Newsom's authority, the USA Today website reports. 


Newsom shot back at Trump over the move to send in Marines: "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. "


The addition of active--duty troops marks a significant escalation. It comes as California officials say they will sue the Trump administration challenging the decision to federalize the National Guard and send its members into city streets amid hostile protests over Trump immigration policies, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said today. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the Marines are being sent "due to increased threats of  federal law enforcement officers and federal buildings; approximately 700 active--duty troops 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," Hegseth said.

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