11 Jun 2025

US govt challenged over troop deployment in LA

From Morning Report, 7:35 am on 11 June 2025

The US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has been challenged by lawmakers in Washington DC after President Donald Trump doubled the number of troops in Los Angeles, having deployed 700 Marines and 4000 National Guard members as protests against immigration raids stretch into a fourth day. Washington correspondent Nick Harper spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.