On Monday, officials with the Pentagon announced that 700 active-duty Marines will be withdrawn from Los Angeles.
"With stability returning to Los Angeles, the Secretary has directed the redeployment of the 700 Marines whose presence sent a clear message: lawlessness will not be tolerated,” Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement to ABC News. “With stability returning to Los Angeles, the Secretary has directed the redeployment of the 700 Marines whose presence sent a clear message: lawlessness will not be tolerated. Their rapid response, unwavering discipline, and unmistakable presence were instrumental in restoring order and upholding the rule of law. We're deeply grateful for their service, and for the strength and professionalism they brought to this mission."
This comes nearly a week after 2,000 California National Guard troops were released.
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L.A Mayor Karen Bass, who spent the weekend on network news shows urging President Donald Trump to pull the active-duty Marines, spoke with KNX News’ Craig Fiegener as the news hit.
“This was a victory, but we will not stop pushing back,” she told him. “This should not be implemented in any cities in the United States.”
When asked if she thought President Trump saw her on TV over the weekend, Bass said she hopes he heard the “voices of Angelenos.”
It’s estimated that about 2,000 federalized National Guard troops will remain deployed at least for now. The presence of those troops is still in question, as a Newsom legal challenge works its way through the courts
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