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Pete Hegseth: “There was no summer of love in 2020. There was in 2025…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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Hegseth reveals Trump's plans for DC

Published | Video Starts at 01:04

So just like we did in Los Angeles, alongside our federal law, we took a lot of criticism for 4,000 troops, 700 Marines. You know what we didn't get? There was no summer of love in 2020. There was in 2025, there was a summer of law enforcement. And we quelled the protests of the attacks on ICE officers. We're going to help get DC under control by working with local officials who have been federalized, with federal officials who are coming in. (01:04–01:10)

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Asserts a shift from unrest in 2020 to increased law enforcement in 2025.

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