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Trump Makes New Threat to Send US Troops to Mexican Border

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04.25.2019 at 04:58am

Trump Makes New Threat to Send US Troops to Mexican Border by Joe Gould – Defense News

President Donald Trump made a new threat Wednesday to send armed soldiers to the U.S.-Mexico border.

 

Trump tweeted that “Mexico’s Soldiers recently pulled guns on our National Guard Soldiers, probably as a diversionary tactic for drug smugglers on the Border,” but he didn’t offer any support for the drug-smuggling claim.

 

He tweeted: “Better not happen again! We are now sending ARMED SOLDIERS to the Border. Mexico is not doing nearly enough in apprehending & returning!”

 

U.S. troops are already at the border to help reduce illegal crossings. The Pentagon has acknowledged more than 5,000 military personnel have been deployed to the southern border, at a cost of $235 million in fiscal 2018 and an estimated $448 million in fiscal 2019.

 

The Pentagon and U.S. Northern Command did not immediately respond to requests for comment…

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