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 specifica

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