So I asked him point blank, what is the legal authority under which you are sending active duty Marines to California neighborhoods? And he couldn't answer the question. It's shocking that the Defense Secretary could not answer what legal authority He [the Secretary of Defense] actually needs to know [the legal authority for sending active duty Marines to California neighborhoods]. what? I think he was just doing it because Donald Trump told him he should. Right? Well, Donald Trump said, well, he send in the Marines. He says send in the Marines. (02:01–02:02)
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Asserts that the Secretary of Defense should know the legal authority for deploying Marines domestically.
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