The Pentagon has deployed 700 active-duty Marines and 4,000 National Guard troops to California in response to riots in Los Angeles over immigration raids.

A heated exchange erupted in the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vehemently denied allegations of mistreating troops deployed to quell riots in Los Angeles,

A House Democrat on Tuesday grilled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on the use of U.S. Marines to quell immigration protests in Los Angeles. The post Pete Hegseth Battles House Dem On Marine Deployment in LA in Heated Hearing Exchange first appeared on Mediaite.

The primary role of some 2,000 National Guard troops Trump has pledged to deploy is the protection of federal property and federal employees.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired back at Democrat California Rep. Pete Aguilar on Tuesday after the congressman accused him of mistreating the troops deployed to Los Angeles, California. Aguilar alleged during the House Appropriations Committee hearing that the National Guard and Marines combating the riots in Los Angeles have slept on the floor,