Congressional Republicans have offered a disturbing lack of pushback to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth suggesting that active-duty Marines could be sent to quell immigration enforcement protests in Los Angeles.

“I don’t think that’s heavy-handed,” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said when asked about Hegseth’s proposal on ABC News’s “This Week.”

Hegseth raised the idea in a post on X Saturday evening , writing, “ If violence continues, active duty Marines at Camp Pendleton will also be mobilized.” His remarks come after President Donald Trump ordered National Guard troops to Los Angeles on Saturday , a move that’s not typically made without the support of a state’s governor, which he does not currently have . The White House has claimed that it took this step because

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