Pete Hegseth says military will stay in Los Angeles for 60 days; Newsom denies Trump claim that he called him - live [View all]

Source: The Guardian

Pete Hegseth says military will stay in Los Angeles for 60 days; Newsom denies Trump claim that he called him – live

California governor says contrary to Trump’s claim ‘there was no call. Not even a voicemail’; president warns any military parade protests will be met with ‘very heavy force’

From 2h ago 16.58 BST
Hegseth says he anticipates military will remain in LA for 60 days

Pete Hegseth has told the House committee that he’s anticipating military personnel to stay in Los Angeles for 60 days to “ensure that those rioters, looters and thugs on the other side assaulting our police officers know that we’re not going anywhere”.

Updated at 17:05 BST

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