On the recordJune 18, 2025
This isn’t a new deployment — it’s the same group of soldiers who have been diverted from critical wildfire work and work at the border, now twiddling their thumbs for Donald Trump’s political theater.
Gavin Newsom: “This isn’t a new deployment — it’s the same group of soldiers who have been diverted from critical wildfire work and…”
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Newsom criticizes the deployment of troops as unnecessary and politically motivated.
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