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Pete Hegseth: “The President had every authority [to deploy the National…”

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Published | Video Starts at 08:05

How will that affect what happens in Chicago if the President decides to put National Guard in there? Well, Brian, that will be appealed. It already has been appealed in California because it's an incorrect decision. Ultimately, The President had every authority [to deploy the National Guard to Los Angeles]. The National Guard was working completely within those confines, supporting law enforcement, protecting federal buildings and federal agents. That's what we said we were going to do from the beginning, and that's what we did. (08:05–08:09)

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Asserts that the President had the authority to deploy the National Guard to Los Angeles.

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