On the recordJune 10, 2025
We stated very publicly that it’s 60 days because we want to ensure that those rioters, looters, and thugs on the other side assaulting our police officers know that we’re not going anywhere.
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Pete Hegseth
We stated very publicly that it’s 60 days because we want to ensure that those rioters, looters, and thugs on the other side assaulting our police officers know that we’re not going anywhere.
Hegseth explains the rationale for the 60-day troop deployment.
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