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BumRushDaShow

(158,597 posts)
Tue Aug 12, 2025, 11:46 AM Aug 12

Pete Hegseth responds to claims that he and Trump want "martial law"

Source: msn/Newsweek

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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has pushed back against critics who say President Donald Trump's administration seeks to impose martial law, following the president's announcement of sweeping federal intervention in Washington, D.C. Speaking on Fox News' eponymous The Ingraham Angle, with host Laura Ingraham, Hegseth defended the deployment of up to 1,000 National Guard troops and federal takeover of the nation's capital police department as lawful measures to restore order.

Why It Matters

Trump's invocation of emergency powers to federalize D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department represents one of the most aggressive federal interventions in local law enforcement in recent history.

The move sets a precedent that could extend to other cities, with Trump specifically naming Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Baltimore as potential targets for similar federal deployments. Martial law is a term that references the military seizing control of a civilian area during an emergency.

What To Know

Trump invoked Section 740 of the 1973 D.C. Home Rule Act, allowing federal control for 30 days, with congressional approval required for extensions.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/pete-hegseth-responds-to-claims-that-he-and-trump-want-martial-law/ar-AA1KlY7A

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The important part... lonely bird Aug 12 #1
Whatever it takes to keep people from talking about the Epstein papers! FSogol Aug 12 #2

lonely bird

(2,472 posts)
1. The important part...
Tue Aug 12, 2025, 11:59 AM
Aug 12

Is “restore order”.

Rights mean nothing. What crime rates are means nothing. What Small Balls was doing at 3:00am means nothing.

All that they care about is order. Everyone in what the Reich deems their proper place

FSogol

(47,437 posts)
2. Whatever it takes to keep people from talking about the Epstein papers!
Tue Aug 12, 2025, 12:19 PM
Aug 12

Last edited Tue Aug 12, 2025, 03:39 PM - Edit history (1)



Did you see Hegseth swaying yesterday? He was drunk. Any legitimate news report on him would lead with, "Visibly drunk, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth..."
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