Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday declined to say if he will comply with any judicial order blocking President Donald Trump’s deployment of troops to Los Angeles, Politico reported.
“What I can say is we should not have local judges determining foreign policy or national security policy for the country,” Hegseth told lawmakers at a House Armed Services Committee hearing.
Hegseth also this week defended his decision to order troops to provide security during federal immigration raids in Los Angeles, telling senators it’s about “maintaining law and order.”
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