Pentagon chief downsizes contentious LA troop deployment
Bogdan Hofbauer
WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the withdrawal of 2,000 National Guard troops from Los Angeles, roughly halving the contentious deployment in the city, the Pentagon said on Tuesday (Jul 15). President Donald Trump ordered thousands of National Guard and hundreds of Marines into Los Angeles last month in response to protests over federal immigration sweeps - a move opposed by city leaders and California's Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom . "Thanks to our troops who
astăzi