""I will note that in 2024, troops were... that was Joe Biden by the way, Joe Biden... deployed to polling locations in 15 states," Hegseth said Wednesday. He repeated this claim on Thursday."
""We have never gone to a polling station as part of an election," a National Guard spokesperson in Iowa told CNN, along with Arizona officials who noted that the officers who worked behind the scenes were deployed 'in a basement,' far from the eyes of actual voters."
Pete Hegseth faced scrutiny for making false statements during his testimony to the House. He claimed that Joe Biden deployed troops to polling locations in 2024, a statement that was fact-checked by CNN. Twelve states confirmed that while some National Guard personnel were involved in cybersecurity efforts, none were sent to polling stations. The deployments were ordered by state officials, not Biden, and were conducted away from public view, contradicting Hegseth's assertions.
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