Bristling in response to questions about troop deployments to Los Angeles, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attacked Gov. Tim Walz with a false claim.

The money will come from operations and maintenance accounts, said Pete Hegseth's acting comptroller, Bryn Woollacott MacDonnell.

Bristling in response to questions about troop deployments to Los Angeles, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attacked Gov. Tim Walz with a false claim.

But the former Fox News weekend host and current defense secretary told lawmakers he's sure his boss has the right to deploy troops wherever he wants.

The Pentagon chief defended the decision to send in the National Guard and the Marines amid protests over immigration raids.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sparred with Democrats on Capitol Hill on Tuesday over the decision to send 5,000 Marines and National Guard troops into Los Angeles as some…