As Washington, D.C., prepares for the June 14 military parade to celebrate the Army&#8217;s 250th birthday, President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that anyone who wants to protest the event &#8220;will be met with very big force.&#8221;
The parade, which also falls on Trump&#8217;s 79th birthday, will feature tanks, helicopters, and thousands of troops marching in uniforms that represent periods going all the way back to the Revolutionary War, NBC Washington <a href="https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/trumps-military-parade-in-dc-heres-what-to-know/3930168/#:~:text=A%20massive%20military%20parade%20in,to%20have%20a%20great%20celebration.%22">reported</a>. Nationwide protests, including in cities surrounding D.C., are planned for Saturday to counter the Army parade, according to <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/06/07/no-kings-protest-trump-military-parade-june-14">Axios</a>.
Going by the name &#8220;No Kings,&#8221; the demonstration organizers hope to attract protesters in 1,500 cities across the country and all 50 states. However, no &#8220;No Kings&#8221; protest is planned for D.C., as the organizers said they want to &#8220;create contrast, not conflict.&#8221;
Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, &#8220;We&#8217;re going to be celebrating big on Saturday.&#8221;
&#8220;And if there&#8217;s any protester that wants to come out, they will be met with very big force,&#8221; Trump said, adding, &#8220;And I haven&#8217;t even heard about a protest, but you know, [these are] people who hate our country, but they will be met with very heavy force.&#8221;
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a> on this weekend&#39;s Army 250 Celebration in D.C.: &quot;We&#39;re going to be celebrating big on Saturday — and if there&#39;s any protester that wants to come out, they will be met with very big force.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/b1rCFuJI9x">pic.twitter.com/b1rCFuJI9x</a>
&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1932480100026511650?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Trump&#8217;s comments on the upcoming military parade come after he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-sends-another-2000-national-guard-troops-to-l-a">deployed</a> thousands of National Guard troops and hundreds of Marines to Los Angeles in response to anti-ICE riots that started over the weekend. The president also said on Tuesday that his actions to mobilize the military to L.A. kept the city from &#8220;burning to the ground.&#8221;
California <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-sues-trump-over-national-guard-deployment-says-president-manufactured-crisis">sued</a> Trump over his move to send in the National Guard, arguing that it infringed on Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom&#8217;s power and that Trump&#8217;s move was &#8220;a manufactured crisis.&#8221; During his gaggle with reporters in the Oval Office, Trump defended his decision, saying he didn&#8217;t want to repeat the approach he took during the riots in the summer of 2020, which broke out following the death of George Floyd while in police custody.
&#8220;I&#8217;ve been here before, and I went right by every rule. And I waited for governors to say, &#8216;Send in the National Guard.&#8217; They wouldn&#8217;t do it, they just wouldn&#8217;t do it, and it kept going on and on. It got worse and worse, and in Minneapolis, that city was burning down.&#8221;
&#8220;I said to myself, &#8216;If that stuff happens again, we&#8217;ve got to make faster decisions,'&#8221; the president added.
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&quot;I&#39;ve been here before and I went right by every rule,&quot; says <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a> on deploying the National Guard.
&quot;I waited for governors to say, &#39;Send in the National Guard&#39;. They wouldn&#39;t do it &#8230; I said to myself, &#39;If that stuff happens again, we&#39;ve got to make faster decisions.&#39;&quot; <a href="https://t.co/bQAaIkbSCn">pic.twitter.com/bQAaIkbSCn</a>
&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1932478660046356893?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Trump Issues Warning To ‘Any Protester That Wants To Come Out’ During D.C. Military Parade

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth left no doubt in anyone&#8217;s mind that he was serious about rooting out Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives within the military and returning to traditional priorities. &#8220;DEI is dead,&#8221; he declared from Capitol Hill during a Tuesday hearing.
Hegseth laid out the priorities of the Defense Department under his leadership and that of President Donald Trump, saying first that &#8220;restoring the Warrior Ethos&#8221; was at the top of the list. The Warrior Ethos, as described in the Soldier&#8217;s Creed, is as follows: &#8220;I will always place the mission first. I will never accept defeat. I will never quit. I will never leave a fallen comrade.&#8221;
&#8220;President Trump has charged me with focusing on war-fighting, lethality, meritocracy, standards, and readiness,&#8221; Hegseth explained, adding that there was no room for DEI in a DoD with those priorities. &#8220;That&#8217;s exactly what we&#8217;re doing.&#8221;
WATCH:
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. <a href="https://twitter.com/SecDef?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SecDef</a> &#8220;We are focused on what is important. WARFIGHTING and WARRIORS&#8230;
DEI IS DEAD. We replaced it with a colorblind gender-neutral merit-based approach.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/TgIeCdN94W">pic.twitter.com/TgIeCdN94W</a>
— DOD Rapid Response (@DODResponse) <a href="https://twitter.com/DODResponse/status/1932440827134984453?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;We are focused on what is important. War-fighting and warriors. We&#8217;re sweeping away distractions and bloated bureaucracy. We&#8217;ve set standards that are high, equal, and unwavering. DEI is dead. We replaced it with a colorblind, gender-neutral, merit-based approach.&#8221;
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Hegseth went on to say that the response to those changes had been positive — and, in fact, had led to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/less-woke-more-lethal-military-hits-major-milestones-under-trump-and-hegseth" target="_blank" rel="noopener">record recruitment numbers</a> in recent weeks.
Later on in the hearing, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) ribbed Hegseth about the changes, asking whether any troops had complained about not being able to include their preferred pronouns in military correspondence.
&#8220;Is that not a priority for the folks that are now signing up for our military?&#8221; he asked.
Hegseth laughed: &#8220;Well, sir, if they wanted to get a woke indoctrination, they could just go to college. Instead, they are joining the military, where we are focused on basics. We know men are men and women are women. Standards will be high, and we&#8217;re getting rid of the distractions, the ideologies, the politicization that was in our ranks so that soldiers, men and women can do their jobs on behalf of the nation.&#8221;
WATCH:
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Q: Is it not a priority for the folks of our military to use pronouns. <a href="https://twitter.com/SecDef?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SecDef</a> &#8220;If they want to get a woke indoctrination they can just go to college. Instead, they are joining the military where we are focused on basics.
We know MEN ARE MEN and WOMEN ARE WOMEN. STANDARDS WILL… <a href="https://t.co/G0uvpdqTrB">pic.twitter.com/G0uvpdqTrB</a>
— DOD Rapid Response (@DODResponse) <a href="https://twitter.com/DODResponse/status/1932455613616853131?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
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‘DEI Is Dead’: Pete Hegseth Says In Trump’s Defense Department, ‘Men Are Men And Women Are Women’

'DEI Is Dead': Pete Hegseth Says In Trump's Defense Department, 'Men Are Men And Women Are Women'

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Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA) attempted to lay a trap for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a Tuesday hearing, demanding to know which federal law justified sending the National Guard in to quell violent riots on the streets of Los Angeles — and Hegseth made it clear that he would not be baited.
Aguilar began his time by reading a section of U.S. Code 12406, saying that the federal statute allowed for three separate conditions under which the federal government would be justified in deploying the National Guard domestically: foreign invasion, rebellion against the federal government, and a president&#8217;s inability to effectively enforce the law.
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Q: U.S. Code 12406 cites three examples to implement Guard. What is the justification to use the Guard: 
1. Invasion by foreign nation. 
2. In the event of a rebellion or danger of rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States. 
3. If the President is… <a href="https://t.co/g91l0iZ3kO">pic.twitter.com/g91l0iZ3kO</a>
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&#8220;The U.S. Code 12406, the legal basis that the president used, cites three examples and circumstances for the guard,&#8221; Aguilar began. &#8220;Invasion by a foreign nation, a rebellion or a dangerous rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States, or the president is unable for — with regular forces — to execute the laws of the United States.&#8221;
&#8220;Which authority is triggered here to justify the use?&#8221; Aguilar asked Hegseth directly.
&#8220;I don&#8217;t know, you just read it yourself and people can listen themselves,&#8221; Hegseth said, adding, &#8220;It sounds like all three to me. If you&#8217;ve got millions of illegals and you don&#8217;t know where they&#8217;re coming from, they&#8217;re waving flags from foreign countries, and assaulting police officers and the president&#8217;s officers, that&#8217;s a problem.&#8221;
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Aguilar kept talking over Hegseth, asking, &#8220;Do you think the president&#8217;s unable to execute the laws of the United States? You just said — that the president is unable to execute the laws of the United States?&#8221;
&#8220;The Governor of California is unable to execute the laws of the United States,&#8221; Hegseth shot back. &#8220;The Governor of California has failed to protect his people, along with the Mayor of Los Angeles, so President Trump has said he will protect our agents, and our Guard and Marines are proud to do it.&#8221;
President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to quell the riots after violent protesters damaged public and private property — and attacked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and local law enforcement — in their efforts to prevent ICE from executing federal law as directed by the president.

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Democrat Tries To Set Trap For Pete Hegseth Over National Guard In Los Angeles

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Some 700 United States Marines prepared to deploy to Los Angeles on Monday, gearing up to relieve some of the 2,000 National Guardsmen who had been in the city since the early morning hours on Sunday.
Just over one hour after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth publicly announced their mobilization, the U.S. Northern Command shared photos of the Marines who were preparing to go.
&#8220;Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, who were placed in an alert status over the weekend to support #USNORTHCOM mission, prepare to depart for the greater Los Angeles area June 9,&#8221; the caption read. The attached photos showed Marines preparing several tactical vehicles and some training with riot shields ahead of their deployment.
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Approximately 700 Marines from Marine Corps Combat Center Twentynine Palms(<a href="https://twitter.com/MCAGCC29Palms?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MCAGCC29Palms</a>), California will seamlessly integrate with the Title 10 forces under Task Force 51 who are protecting federal personnel and federal property in the greater Los Angeles area
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&#8220;Approximately 700 Marines from Marine Corps Combat Center Twentynine Palms(@MCAGCC29Palms), California will seamlessly integrate with the Title 10 forces under Task Force 51 who are protecting federal personnel and federal property in the greater Los Angeles area,&#8221; the follow-up post continued.
Hegseth announced their deployment as rioters continued to direct violent attacks at local law enforcement and federal agents — and destroy public and private property — despite President Donald Trump&#8217;s decision to mobilize the California National Guard.
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&#8220;Due to increased threats to federal law enforcement officers and federal buildings, approximately 700 active-duty U.S. Marines from Camp Pendleton 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,&#8221; Hegseth posted via X.
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Due to increased threats to federal law enforcement officers and federal buildings, approximately 700 active-duty U.S. Marines from Camp Pendleton are being deployed to Los Angeles to restore order.
We have an obligation to defend federal law enforcement officers &#8211; even if Gavin…
— Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (@SecDef) <a href="https://twitter.com/SecDef/status/1932202105361612994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Defense Department spokesman Sean Parnell followed with an update, saying that President Trump had ordered the deployment of another 2,000 California National Guard troops.
&#8220;At the order of the President, the Department of Defense is mobilizing an additional 2,000 California National Guard to be called into federal service to support ICE &amp; to enable federal law-enforcement officers to safely conduct their duties,&#8221; he posted.
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At the order of the President, the Department of Defense is mobilizing an additional 2,000 California National Guard to be called into federal service to support ICE &amp; to enable federal law-enforcement officers to safely conduct their duties.
— Sean Parnell (@SeanParnellATSD) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanParnellATSD/status/1932230434810950021?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
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PHOTOS: U.S. Marines Prepare To Deploy To Los Angeles

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Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins said that after a weekend of violent riots — during which property was vandalized and police officers and federal agents were targeted by protesters in the streets of Los Angeles — a local VA clinic was forced to close its doors.
Collins issued the statement on Monday afternoon, one day after President Donald Trump deployed National Guard troops to the California city in an effort to get the riots under control and protect the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents who were attempting to enforce federal immigration laws.
The VA secretary shared a photo showing the side of the Los Angeles VA building spray-painted with threats and profanities aimed at federal officials, adding, &#8220;To the violent mobs in Los Angeles rioting in support of illegal immigrants and against the rule of law – Your actions are interfering with Veterans’ health care.&#8221;
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To ensure the safety of Veterans and employees, <a href="https://twitter.com/DeptVetAffairs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DeptVetAffairs</a> had to make the difficult decision to temporarily close its LA Ambulatory Care Center. The clinic will reopen as soon as it is safe to do so, and in the meantime, in-person appointments at the facility are being…
— VA Secretary Doug Collins (@SecVetAffairs) <a href="https://twitter.com/SecVetAffairs/status/1932141182404186216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;To ensure the safety of Veterans and employees, @DeptVetAffairs had to make the difficult decision to temporarily close its LA Ambulatory Care Center. The clinic will reopen as soon as it is safe to do so, and in the meantime, in-person appointments at the facility are being rescheduled or shifted to telehealth,&#8221; he added.
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In an effort to contain the riots, the Trump administration also deployed a number of U.S. Marines from nearby Camp Pendleton, some of whom were expected to relieve the National Guard troops who had already been in the city for nearly two days. Of the 2,000 National Guard troops who were initially deployed to Los Angeles, only approximately 300 have been actively engaged on the streets.

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Veterans Affairs Sec Says ‘Violent Mobs In Los Angeles’ Forced Veterans Clinic To Close

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California filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday, alleging the president &#8220;is trying to manufacture chaos and crisis&#8221; after he deployed 2,000 National Guard troops to quell anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles over the weekend.
The lawsuit argues that President Donald Trump unconstitutionally called in the National Guard and infringed on Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom&#8217;s role without there being a clear threat of &#8220;invasion&#8221; or &#8220;rebellion,&#8221; The Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/06/09/california-newsom-trump-lawsuit-national-guard/">reported</a>. Trump deployed the National Guard, a power typically exercised by governors, on Saturday as anti-ICE protests turned into riots and agitators attacked federal, state, and local law enforcement and set fire to cars in the street.
“Let me be clear: There is no invasion. There is no rebellion,” California Democratic Attorney General Rob Bonta said. “The President is trying to manufacture chaos and crisis on the ground for his own political ends.”
Newsom <a href="https://x.com/GavinNewsom/status/1932147258033934643">added</a>, &#8220;This is a manufactured crisis. He is creating fear and terror to take over a state militia and violate the U.S. constitution. The illegal order he signed could allow him to send the military into ANY STATE HE WISHES. Every governor &#8212; red or blue &#8212; should reject this outrageous overreach. There’s a lot of hyperbole out there. This isn’t that. This is an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism that threatens the foundation of our republic. We cannot let it stand.&#8221;
On Monday, Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-says-newsom-bass-should-thank-him-for-deploying-national-guard-to-keep-our-citizens-safe?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=3&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Says+Newsom%2C+Bass+Should+Thank+Him+For+Deploying+National+Guard+%E2%80%98To+Keep+Our+Citizens+SAFE%E2%80%99">defended</a> his decision to send National Guard troops to Los Angeles, saying that the city “would have been completely obliterated” without his action.
“The very incompetent ‘Governor,’ Gavin Newscum, and ‘Mayor,’ Karen Bass, should be saying, ‘THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TRUMP, YOU ARE SO WONDERFUL. WE WOULD BE NOTHING WITHOUT YOU, SIR,&#8217;” Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114654277401980803">wrote</a> on Truth Social. “Instead, they choose to lie to the People of California and America by saying that we weren’t needed, and that these are ‘peaceful protests.&#8217;”
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In his order to deploy the National Guard, Trump <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/12406">cited</a> U.S. Code Title 10, Section 12406, which allows the president to call in the National Guard under invasion from a foreign nation, a rebellion &#8220;or danger of rebellion&#8221; against the U.S. government, or if &#8220;the President is unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States.&#8221; The statute has not faced much judicial scrutiny, according to Bonta, but he said he feels confident that the courts will side with California.
Trump could also point to the Insurrection Act of 1807, which allows the president to federalize the National Guard and deploy the U.S. military to quell domestic disorder or violence. Asked about invoking the Insurrection Act on Sunday, Trump <a href="https://www.c-span.org/program/white-house-event/president-trump-speaks-to-reporters-in-morristown-new-jersey/660975">replied</a>, &#8220;It depends on whether or not there&#8217;s an insurrection.&#8221; At the time, he said that the current situation didn&#8217;t amount to an insurrection, adding, &#8220;But you have violent people and we&#8217;re not going to let them get away with it.&#8221;

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California Sues Trump Over National Guard Deployment, Says President ‘Manufactured Crisis’

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The United States Northern Command confirmed that 500 U.S. Marines stood on alert in &#8220;prepared to deploy status&#8221; at Twentynine Palms, California, as news broke that protesters had swarmed onto the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles.
Nick Sortor shared video from local news coverage of the ongoing protests, which showed protesters blocking the highway near Union Station at Alameda St. &#8220;Hundreds of drivers are now trapped on the expressway with violent rioters,&#8221; he said in the accompanying X post.
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🚨 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a>: THOUSANDS of anti-ICE rioters have now TAKEN OVER the 101 freeway in Los Angeles
HUNDREDS of drivers are now trapped on the expressway with vioIent rioters
IT’S TIME: DEPLOY THE MARINES! <a href="https://t.co/2f9A9PcnLW">pic.twitter.com/2f9A9PcnLW</a>
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href="https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/1931845223090458677?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The U.S. Northern Command issued a press release late on Sunday detailing the number of troops who had already been mobilized — as well as those who were standing on alert in case they were needed to augment those already the ground.
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PRESS RELEASE: USNORTHCOM statement regarding protection of federal property and personnel in the LA Area. 
Approx. 2,000 <a href="https://twitter.com/TheCalGuard?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheCalGuard</a> soldiers have been placed under in a Title 10 status. 
Read more: <a href="https://t.co/Hew1buGKyN">https://t.co/Hew1buGKyN</a> <a href="https://t.co/9Cwj08cYK5">pic.twitter.com/9Cwj08cYK5</a>
— U.S. Northern Command (@USNorthernCmd) <a href="https://twitter.com/USNorthernCmd/status/1931864723596665256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The press release read:
<blockquote>By direction of Secretary of Defense and in coordination with U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), approximately 2,000 California Army National Guard soldiers have been placed under federal command and control in a Title 10 status to support the protection of federal personnel and federal property in the greater Los Angeles area.
As USNORTHCOM’s land component command, U.S. Army North stood up Task Force 51, with a two-star general, as the ground command and control element over the Title 10 forces. At this time, there are approximately 300 members of the California Army National Guard’s 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team deployed at the following locations in the greater Los Angeles area: Los Angeles, Paramount, and Compton, California.
Additionally, approximately 500 Marines from 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines at Twentynine Palms, California, are in a prepared to deploy status should they be necessary to augment and support the DoD’s protection of federal property and personnel efforts.
USNORTHCOM will provide more information as units are identified and deployed.</blockquote>
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had already warned on Saturday that he had placed a number of active duty Marines on high alert at nearby Camp Pendleton, preparing them for the possibility that they might be needed if the situation worsened.
Sortor shared a series of photos and videos showing just how bad things were getting on the streets of Los Angeles. Protesters carrying foreign flags turned on officers who attempted to clear the freeway, throwing objects at them and forcing them to retreat.
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🚨 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a>: Illegals with foreign flags are now PELTING officers who are trying to clear the freeway with objects, forcing them to retreat under the overpass
THIS IS TOTAL ANARCHY, and it’s getting worse by the second.
WTF ARE YOU DOING, <a href="https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GavinNewsom</a>?! <a href="https://t.co/e2sytUXkZL">pic.twitter.com/e2sytUXkZL</a>
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href="https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/1931851499514052608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Blackhawk helicopters could be seen circling the protest, and Sorter quoted a senior Trump official as saying, &#8220;We WILL NOT bend the knee.&#8221;
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🚨 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a>: DHS Blackhawks have been spotted circling the anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles
Senior Trump official tells me “we WILL NOT bend the knee,” and more federal assets are being deployed as we speak
WE THE PEOPLE HAVE YOUR BACK! 🇺🇸 <a href="https://t.co/LYPCpjPUIe">pic.twitter.com/LYPCpjPUIe</a>
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href="https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/1931859163329830964?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Democratic Mayor Karen Bass blamed President Donald Trump for the &#8220;chaos&#8221; that was unfolding but claimed that she had it under control. Meanwhile, the video showed alongside her showed &#8220;TOTAL ANARCHY HAPPENING LIVE.&#8221;
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🚨 JUST IN: LA Mayor Karen Bass SLAMS Trump for deploying troops, and insists she has everything under control
Meanwhile, the camera view next to her shows TOTAL ANARCHY HAPPENING LIVE.
DEMOCRATS LIE TO YOUR FACES.
She even goes as far as JUSTIFYING the riots, and says people… <a href="https://t.co/byAyNTKVyY">pic.twitter.com/byAyNTKVyY</a>
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href="https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/1931865863512019175?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2025</a></blockquote>
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🚨 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a>: Anti-ICE rioters are now SETTING FIRE to multiple vehicles in the streets of Los Angeles
NO POLICE ARE IN SIGHT.
We still have HOURS until dark, and this is CONTINUING to grow.
INVOKE THE INSURRECTION ACT!
🎥 <a href="https://twitter.com/camhigby?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@camhigby</a> <a href="https://t.co/32vt2SEByS">pic.twitter.com/32vt2SEByS</a>
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href="https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/1931869072809140449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Protests Erupt In L.A. County, Sparked By Federal Immigration Raids

Anti-ICE Protesters Swarm 101 Freeway, 500 U.S. Marines Stand ‘Prepared To Deploy’

Anti-ICE Protesters Swarm 101 Freeway, 500 U.S. Marines Stand 'Prepared To Deploy'

Governor Gavin Newsom declared war on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday after Hegseth announced that he&#8217;d placed active duty Marines on &#8220;high alert,&#8221; preparing them for the possibility that they could be deployed in the Los Angeles area to shut down violent protests.
Newsom first attacked President Donald Trump for deploying troops on Los Angeles, claiming that Trump had done so in order to create unrest rather than to shut down the already violent protests.
&#8220;The federal government is taking over the California National Guard and deploying 2,000 soldiers in Los Angeles — not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle,&#8221; Newsom claimed. &#8220;Don&#8217;t give them one. Never use violence. Speak out peacefully.&#8221;
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The federal government is taking over the California National Guard and deploying 2,000 soldiers in Los Angeles — not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle.
Don&#8217;t give them one.
Never use violence. Speak out peacefully.
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) <a href="https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom/status/1931540820517360125?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The Trump administration&#8217;s assessment of the situation was quite different. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt detailed the reasons that Trump had decided to deploy the National Guard, saying, &#8220;In recent days, violent mobs have attacked ICE Officers and Federal Law Enforcement Agents carrying out basic deportation operations in Los Angeles, California. These operations are essential to halting and reversing the invasion of illegal criminals into the United States.&#8221;
&#8220;In the wake of this violence, California’s feckless Democrat leaders have completely abdicated their responsibility to protect their citizens,&#8221; her statement continued. &#8220;That is why President Trump has signed a Presidential Memorandum deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen to address the lawlessness that has been allowed to fester. The Trump Administration has a zero tolerance policy for criminal behavior and violence, especially when that violence is aimed at law enforcement officers trying to do their jobs. These criminals will be arrested and swiftly brought to justice. The Commander-in-Chief will ensure the laws of the United States are executed fully and completely.&#8221;
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In recent days, violent mobs have attacked ICE Officers and Federal Law Enforcement Agents carrying out basic deportation operations in Los Angeles, California.
These operations are essential to halting and reversing the invasion of illegal criminals into the United States.
In…
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) <a href="https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/1931520821471928407?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Hegseth voiced his full support for the move, saying in an X post that the Defense Department was &#8220;mobilizing the National Guard IMMEDIATELY to support federal law enforcement in Los Angeles. And, if violence continues, active duty Marines at Camp Pendleton will also be mobilized — they are on high alert.&#8221;
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The violent mob assaults on ICE and Federal Law Enforcement are designed to prevent the removal of Criminal Illegal Aliens from our soil; a dangerous invasion facilitated by criminal cartels (aka Foreign Terrorist Organizations) and a huge NATIONAL SECURITY RISK.
Under President…
— Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) <a href="https://twitter.com/PeteHegseth/status/1931533276985823392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Newsom accused Hegseth of &#8220;deranged behavior&#8221; in an X post, saying, &#8220;The Secretary of Defense is now threatening to deploy active-duty Marines on American soil against its own citizens. This is deranged behavior.&#8221;
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The Secretary of Defense is now threatening to deploy active-duty Marines on American soil against its own citizens.
This is deranged behavior.
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) <a href="https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom/status/1931565409440088175?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Hegseth quickly fired back, arguing that the military — beginning with the National Guard and the Marine Corps — was only stepping in because Newsom and local authorities in his state were not stopping the violent protests that were putting the lives of federal agents at risk.
&#8220;Deranged = allowing your city to burn &amp; law enforcement to be attacked,&#8221; Hegseth posted. &#8220;There is plenty of room for peaceful protest, but ZERO tolerance for attacking federal agents who are doing their job. The National Guard, and Marines if need be, stand with ICE.&#8221;
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Deranged = allowing your city to burn &amp; law enforcement to be attacked.
There is plenty of room for peaceful protest, but ZERO tolerance for attacking federal agents who are doing their job.
The National Guard, and Marines if need be, stand with ICE. <a href="https://t.co/KVjvvnaL70">https://t.co/KVjvvnaL70</a>
— Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) <a href="https://twitter.com/PeteHegseth/status/1931700379361677782?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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‘Deranged Behavior’: Gavin Newsom Declares War On Pete Hegseth, Gets More Than He Bargained For

'Deranged Behavior': Gavin Newsom Declares War On Pete Hegseth, Gets More Than He Bargained For

Illegal Immigration

Even as violent protesters swarmed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, attacking federal agents and their vehicles with bricks and other projectiles, the ICE agents were able to successfully detain and even begin to deport a number of the dangerous criminal aliens who were the targets of raids throughout the Los Angeles area.
Fox News national correspondent Bill Melugin reported late Saturday on several who had already been arrested by ICE agents, laying out a list of criminal aliens that included sex offenders, gang members, and others who had been convicted on gun and drug charges.
&#8220;BREAKING: Federal sources ID some of the criminal illegal alien targets ICE arrested in their LA operation yesterday &amp; today, which sparked violent protests,&#8221; Melugin posted via X. &#8220;They include multiple gang members, convicted sex offenders, violent gun offenders, &amp; drug offenders. One has already been deported.&#8221;
&#8220;They include: Rolando Veneracion-Enriquez, a national of the Philippines who has prior convictions for sexual penetration with a foreign object, assault with intent to commit rape, and burglary, all in California. ARMANDO ORDAZ, a Mexican national &amp; known gang member with a convictions for sexual battery, receiving stolen property, and theft in Los Angeles. VICTOR MENDOZA-AGUILAR, a previously deported Mexican national &amp; known gang member with convictions for assault with a deadly weapon, and possessing drug paraphernalia. DELFINO AGUILAR MARTINEZ, a Mexican national with a conviction for assault with a deadly weapon causing great bodily injury in LA.&#8221;
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Jesus Alan HERNANDEZ-Morales, a Mexican national &amp; aggravated felon with prior conviction for conspiracy to transport an illegal alien. He was deported today.
Jose Gregorio MEDRANDA Ortiz, an Ecuadorean national with convictions for conspiracy to possess with intent to… <a href="https://t.co/mHM8ob2luV">pic.twitter.com/mHM8ob2luV</a>
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillMelugin_/status/1931519216185708942?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;MORE: Jesus Alan HERNANDEZ-Morales, a Mexican national &amp; aggravated felon with prior conviction for conspiracy to transport an illegal alien. He was deported today. Jose Gregorio MEDRANDA Ortiz, an Ecuadorean national with convictions for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 5 kilos of cocaine on a vessel in Florida. Lionel SANCHEZ-Laguna, a Mexican national with convictions for firing a gun at an occupied dwelling in OC, battery on spouse, willful child cruelty in OC, DUI in OC, and assault with firearm in OC. He has had a deportation order since 2020,&#8221; he added.
The clashes between protesters and ICE agents got so chaotic that President Donald Trump deployed National Guard troops to assist in keeping order. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth supported the move, and said that he had active-duty U.S. Marines at nearby Camp Pendleton on standby in case they were needed to step in as well.
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The violent mob assaults on ICE and Federal Law Enforcement are designed to prevent the removal of Criminal Illegal Aliens from our soil; a dangerous invasion facilitated by criminal cartels (aka Foreign Terrorist Organizations) and a huge NATIONAL SECURITY RISK.
Under President…
— Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) <a href="https://twitter.com/PeteHegseth/status/1931533276985823392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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LA Tensions Rise after Immigration Raids

Gang Members, Sex Offenders, And More: Here’s Who ICE Actually Picked Up During LA Raids

Gang Members, Sex Offenders, And More: Here's Who ICE Actually Picked Up During LA Raids

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced late Saturday night that in addition to the National Guardsmen — who were being deployed to restore order in Los Angeles — he was placing active duty U.S. Marines at nearby Camp Pendleton on high alert.
Hegseth&#8217;s announcement, made via a post on X, came just hours after it was reported that President Donald Trump was deploying a number of National Guard troops as protesters clashed violently with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents across the Los Angeles area.
&#8220;The violent mob assaults on ICE and Federal Law Enforcement are designed to prevent the removal of Criminal Illegal Aliens from our soil; a dangerous invasion facilitated by criminal cartels (aka Foreign Terrorist Organizations) and a huge NATIONAL SECURITY RISK. Under President Trump, violence &amp; destruction against federal agents &amp; federal facilities will NOT be tolerated. It’s COMMON SENSE,&#8221; Hegseth said.
&#8220;The @DeptofDefense is mobilizing the National Guard IMMEDIATELY to support federal law enforcement in Los Angeles. And, if violence continues, active duty Marines at Camp Pendleton will also be mobilized — they are on high alert,&#8221; he added.
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The violent mob assaults on ICE and Federal Law Enforcement are designed to prevent the removal of Criminal Illegal Aliens from our soil; a dangerous invasion facilitated by criminal cartels (aka Foreign Terrorist Organizations) and a huge NATIONAL SECURITY RISK.
Under President…
— Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) <a href="https://twitter.com/PeteHegseth/status/1931533276985823392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Under normal circumstances, the Posse Comitatus Act prevents the federal government from deploying the military for law enforcement purposes within the United States&#8217; borders, but the Insurrection Act of 1807 — actually a combination of several statutes enacted between 1792 and 1871 — stands as the one major exception to that. Trump could potentially rely on the Insurrection Act when defending his decision to send troops in to quell the unrest in Los Angeles.
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Under the <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9qwez9zz7jo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Insurrection Act</a>, the federal government can mobilize the military domestically in order to enforce the law or quell rebellion under certain circumstances. It implements Congress&#8217; Constitutional authority to &#8220;provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions.&#8221;
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President Donald Trump can and should immediately use the Insurrection Act in Los Angeles. There is historic precedent to do so. <a href="https://t.co/69qy0fwC90">pic.twitter.com/69qy0fwC90</a>
— Carmine Sabia (@CarmineSabia) <a href="https://twitter.com/CarmineSabia/status/1931452202217803787?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The law can be implemented if and when a U.S. president determines that &#8220;unlawful obstructions, combinations, or assemblages, or rebellion&#8221; have arisen such that it becomes &#8220;impracticable to enforce&#8221; U.S. laws and maintain order &#8220;by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings.&#8221;

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Pete Hegseth Puts Nearby U.S. Marines On High Alert As Los Angeles Burns

National Guard troops will be deployed into Los Angeles County to aid immigration enforcement as protests in the area escalate into attacks on federal immigration officers.
White House border czar Tom Homan appeared on Fox News on Saturday evening to hit back at local officials who have criticized federal immigration operations in the city. Homan said that National Guard troops would be in Los Angeles County by Saturday night to aid immigration enforcement and tamp down unrest.
“This is about enforcing the law and, again, we&#8217;re not going to apologize for doing it. We&#8217;re stepping up,” Homan said. “We’re already ahead of the game. We&#8217;re already mobilizing. We&#8217;re going to bring National Guard in tonight. We&#8217;re going to continue doing our job. We&#8217;re going to push back on these people, and we&#8217;re going to enforce the law.”
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Border Czar Tom Homan announced that the National Guard will be deployed in Los Angeles County:<a href="https://t.co/cdqcEoUgHt">pic.twitter.com/cdqcEoUgHt</a>
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1931507718810128851?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
President Donald Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114644899133296098">posted</a> on Truth Social Saturday evening that the federal government will “step in” if California officials can not contain the violence engulfing Los Angeles over immigration enforcement operations.
“If Governor Gavin Newscum, of California, and Mayor Karen Bass, of Los Angeles, can’t do their jobs, which everyone knows they can’t, then the Federal Government will step in and solve the problem, RIOTS &amp; LOOTERS, the way it should be solved!” said Trump.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt posted on X that Trump signed a &#8220;Presidential Memorandum deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen to address the lawlessness that has been allowed to fester.&#8221;
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In recent days, violent mobs have attacked ICE Officers and Federal Law Enforcement Agents carrying out basic deportation operations in Los Angeles, California.
These operations are essential to halting and reversing the invasion of illegal criminals into the United States.
In…
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) <a href="https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/1931520821471928407?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
Anti-immigration enforcement protests in Los Angeles County <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/you-bring-chaos-well-bring-handcuffs-dan-bongino-responds-to-protests-at-los-angeles-ice-raids?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Virginia+Kruta&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=%E2%80%98You+Bring+Chaos%2C+We%E2%80%99ll+Bring+Handcuffs%E2%80%99%3A+Dan+Bongino+Responds+To+Protests+At+Los+Angeles+ICE+Raids">escalated</a> into attacks against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officials on Saturday. Anti-immigration enforcement demonstrations erupted in the city as immigration agents arrested dozens of illegal aliens for deportation.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass spoke out against the federal immigration operations in a statement on Friday night.
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“As Mayor of a proud city of immigrants, who contribute to our city in so many ways, I am deeply angered by what has taken place. These tactics sow terror in our communities and disrupt basic principles of safety in our city,” Bass posted to X. “We will not stand for this.”
FBI Director Kash Patel responded on X: “We will.”
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Protesters in and around Los Angeles clashed with immigration officials on Friday and Saturday as federal officials warned protesters not to interfere with ongoing operations. Federal law enforcement in riot gear used tear gas and rubber bullets to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/us/la-immigration-raids-ice.html">disperse</a> crowds that descended on some ICE personnel.
&#8220;A message to the LA rioters: you will not stop us or slow us down. @ICEgov will continue to enforce the law. And if you lay a hand on a law enforcement officer, you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a <a href="https://x.com/sec_noem/status/1931456023493308787">post</a> on X.
Protesters pelted one CBP vehicle with rocks, injuring at least one of the agents inside.
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BREAKING: <a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FoxNews</a> has obtained intense video showing <a href="https://twitter.com/CBP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CBP</a> agents’ perspective inside their vehicle as it is pelted with rocks while they attempt to leave the anti-ICE protest in Paramount, CA today. You can hear &amp; see the windows &amp; windshield breaking w/ each hit. Federal source… <a href="https://t.co/2oo2N4GzU1">pic.twitter.com/2oo2N4GzU1</a>
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I’m told one of the agents suffered a minor laceration to his hand as a result of a rock penetrating the windshield. Not major &#8211; but shows things could have been much worse if a few more rocks had come though as the windshield had cracked open. <a href="https://t.co/UPknsi0vaj">pic.twitter.com/UPknsi0vaj</a>
&mdash; Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillMelugin_/status/1931487076262007015?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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FBI officials are working to identify protesters who attacked the CBP agents.
“We are currently seeking information regarding the identity of the person(s) throwing rocks at vehicles conducting critical law enforcement operations. One of the perpetrators in this video is wearing a helmet, and we’re going to use our investigative tools to locate the individual,” FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino <a href="https://x.com/FBIDDBongino/status/1931443283621773508">said</a> on X. “I strongly suggest you turn yourself in, it’s only a matter of time.”
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U.S. Border Patrol

Trump Orders National Guard To LA To Shut Down Anti-ICE Riots

Customs and Border Protection (CPB)

Karen Bass

Tom Homan

Friday marked 81 years since Allied Forces launched the largest amphibious invasion in history, taking the first steps on a journey that would ultimately wrest Europe from the occupation and control of Nazi forces.
Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower — who would later be elected the 34th President of the United States — wrote two letters in the hours before 156,000 troops (primarily American, British, Canadian, and Australian) swarmed a 50-mile stretch of beaches near Normandy, France. One, delivered to the men preparing to march into the jaws of death, expressed his confidence in his men and his prayers for their victory. The second was a handwritten note, in which Eisenhower said that he alone would shoulder the blame if the mission were to fail.
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Left: Eisenhower’s D-Day letter: “You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade” &amp; “Let us beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great &amp; noble undertaking.”
Right: Eisenhower’s in-case-of-failure letter: “If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt it is mine alone.” <a href="https://t.co/qBNjmHOu8T">pic.twitter.com/qBNjmHOu8T</a>
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&#8220;Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force!&#8221; Eisenhower opened the first of the two letters. &#8220;You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hope and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you. In company with our brave Allies and brothers-in-arms on other Fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world.&#8221;
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&#8220;Your task will not be an easy one,&#8221; the general warned. &#8220;Your enemy is well trained, well equipped and battle-hardened. He will fight savagely. But this is the year 1944! Much has happened since the Nazi triumphs of 1940-41. The United Nations have inflicted upon the Germans great defeats, in open battle, man-to-man. Our air offensive has seriously reduced their strength in the air and their capacity to wage war on the ground. Our Home Fronts have given us an overwhelming superiority in weapons and munitions of war, and placed at our disposal great reserves of trained fighting men. The tide has turned! The free men of the world are marching together to Victory!&#8221;
&#8220;I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full Victory!&#8221; he concluded. &#8220;Good luck! And let us beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking.&#8221;
The second letter was much shorter — and was misdated &#8220;July 5,&#8221; likely due to stress — and scribbled in the general&#8217;s own hand. It was the message he intended to deliver if Operation Overlord failed:
<blockquote>&#8220;Our landings in the Cherbourg-Havre area have failed to gain a satisfactory foothold and I have withdrawn the troops. My decision to attack at this time and place was based upon the best information available. The troops, the air and the Navy did all that Bravery and devotion to duty could do. If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt it is mine alone.&#8221;</blockquote>
But 81 years later, the world remembers the bravery and dedication of the men who charged those beaches amid a hail of machine-gun bullets and mortars to deliver first France, and then the rest of Europe, from Nazi control.
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Eighty-one years ago, our nation&#39;s bravest stormed the beaches of Normandy. 
We will never forget their sacrifice. <a href="https://t.co/eiwNDhBTHG">pic.twitter.com/eiwNDhBTHG</a>
&mdash; DOD Rapid Response (@DODResponse) <a href="https://twitter.com/DODResponse/status/1930990988891201670?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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RIGHT NOW in 1944, this is the scene in Normandy. The liberation of France is underway <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DDay</a> <a href="https://t.co/0LUQIImNJp">pic.twitter.com/0LUQIImNJp</a>
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“Here the allies stood &amp; fought against tyranny in a giant undertaking. … These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc. These are the men who took the cliffs. These are the champions who helped free a continent. These are the heroes who helped end a war.”<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DDay</a> <a href="https://t.co/kcFUv9wllA">pic.twitter.com/kcFUv9wllA</a>
&mdash; Jerry Dunleavy IV 🇺🇸 (@JerryDunleavy) <a href="https://twitter.com/JerryDunleavy/status/1930988710440452389?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered remarks commemorating the 81st anniversary, saying, &#8220;Eighty-one years ago, Hitler thought his Atlantic wall was impenetrable &#8230; He clearly had not met enough Americans.&#8221;
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. <a href="https://twitter.com/SecDef?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SecDef</a> “Eighty-one years ago, Hitler thought his Atlantic wall was impenetrable.
He clearly had not met enough Americans.” <a href="https://t.co/pmf4WQK0G7">pic.twitter.com/pmf4WQK0G7</a>
— DOD Rapid Response (@DODResponse) <a href="https://twitter.com/DODResponse/status/1930950043151815068?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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