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“The way the president, that Homeland secretary, the secretary of Defense, the White House press spokesman are talking is incendiary and reckless,” Schake said.

To the contrary: Newsom actively opposes the move—forcing Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to bypass him, giving orders directly to the adjutant general of California.

According to a lengthy, detailed New York Times article in December, Musk’s behavior came under review by at least three federal agencies—NASA, the Defense Department’s Office of Inspector General, and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security.

Since then, 2,000 members of the guard have been called into service, answering to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth — and over the objections of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has announced legal action in opposition to the deployment.

But in the deployment memo sending the National Guard to L.A., officials said “the duration of duty shall be for 60 days or at the discretion of the Secretary of Defense. In addition, the Secretary of Defense may employ any other members of the regular Armed Forces as necessary to augment and support the protection of Federal functions and property in any number determined appropriate in his discretion.”