{"id":47190,"date":"2018-10-18T13:44:41","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T13:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/10\/18\/trump-again-suggests-sending-troops-to-us-southern-border\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:00:40","slug":"trump-again-suggests-sending-troops-to-us-southern-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2018\/10\/18\/trump-again-suggests-sending-troops-to-us-southern-border\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump again suggests sending troops to US southern border"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 President Donald Trump on Thursday again suggested deploying American <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/04\/04\/white-house-walks-back-trumps-plan-to-use-us-military-on-southern-border\/\" target=_blank>troops to the U.S. southern border<\/a> to deal with \u201cthe assault on our country\u201d from immigrants trying to enter from Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a series of early morning tweets, Trump blasted Democrats for blocking his efforts to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border and said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/federal-oversight\/congress\/2018\/06\/25\/dems-fight-to-wall-off-military-from-trumps-immigration-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\">legislative impasse<\/a> on the issue is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/07\/29\/trump-willing-to-shut-down-government-over-border-security\/\" target=\"_blank\">undermining national security<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI must, in the strongest of terms, ask Mexico to stop this onslaught \u2014 and if unable to do so I will call up the U.S. Military and CLOSE OUR SOUTHERN BORDER!\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump also said that if a solution is not found, it could upend the new trade deal negotiated between Mexico and the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Military leaders have repeatedly found themselves entangled in the broader immigration debate in recent months. In April, thousands of National Guard troops were deployed to the southern border to assist with security operations there, although their assistance was limited to surveillance work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In June, White House officials asked military leaders for assistance in housing migrant children caught up in legal fights over their immigration status, a plan that drew condemnation from Democrats as improper use of military bases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The specifics of Trump\u2019s latest plan to use military personnel in the immigration dispute are unclear. Federal law prohibits military personnel from conducting law enforcement duties on U.S. soil, with exceptions for military bases and related properties.<\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link smg-interstitial-link--fallback wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/02\/28\/wife-of-7th-special-forces-group-vet-faces-deportation-under-tighter-immigration-rules\/?utm_source=clavis\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__fallback-link\">Wife of 7th Special Forces Group vet faces deportation under tighter immigration rules<\/a><\/aside>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House and Senate lawmakers are on recess until after the Nov. 6 election. In a briefing with reporters this week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, said finding funding for Trump\u2019s proposed border wall would be a top priority when his chamber returns, but he said he did not believe the fight could spur a partial government shutdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrats in the House and Senate have repeatedly opposed funding for the multi-billion wall effort, and have accused Trump of emphasizing that idea over responsible, realistic immigration reform efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a Military Times poll conducted earlier this month, 23 percent of active-duty troops listed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/10\/16\/why-todays-troops-fear-a-new-war-is-coming-soon\/\" target=\"_blank\">immigration as a significant threat<\/a> to U.S. national security. 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