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June 11, 2025

Pentagon: Troop Deployment to L.A. Will Cost $134 Million
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In more news from California, on Tuesday, a U.S. district judge declined
California Governor Newsom's emergency request to block Trump from
sending in troops. The Pentagon is estimating it will cost $134 million
to keep the National Guard and Marines in L.A. for the next 60 days.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was questioned Tuesday during a
congressional hearing by Democratic Congressmember Betty Mc Collum.

Rep. Betty Mc Collum: "What training missions aren't happening? Where
are you pulling the money from? And how are you planning this in the -
moving forward?"

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: "So, we have the funding to cover down
on contingencies, especially ones as important as maintaining law and
order in a major American city. As far as training, all of the units on
the ground have been fully trained in their capabilities of what they're
executing on the ground."

During the hearing, Hegseth admitted that he did not know what legal
authority Trump was using to deploy troops in L.A.


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