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Gavin Newsom: “Close to 5,000 federalized troops [were] on the streets of…”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

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California Governor Gavin Newsom | Bloomberg Newsmaker Event

Published | Video Starts at 01:01

We had 700 active duty Marines that were not sent overseas to protect our interests, were sent to seize control of the second largest city in the United States of America, Los angeles. Close to 5,000 federalized troops [were] on the streets of an American city last June. That mindset was further stretched a few months later when in an effort to organize a construct to respond to what happened in Texas with midterm redistricting, we launched our … (01:01–01:09)

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Asserts that close to 5,000 federalized troops were on the streets of an American city in June.

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