The article discusses President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles to suppress protests against immigration raids, costing taxpayers over $134 million. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth indicated this deployment marks a "new phase" in militarization against American citizens exercising their rights. Hegseth attributed this to perceived "underinvestment" in military and border control, supporting the utilization of the military as a tool for civil suppression. The costs of this deployment have raised concerns about potential funding cuts to critical areas like wildfire relief in California.
Hegseth said the anti-protest crackdown in LA is the beginning of a "new phase" of militarization against Americans.
The Trump administration has ordered about 4,000 National Guard members and 700 Marines to Los Angeles amidst mass protests against immigration officials' raid of the city.
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