Trump sends 1,000 more troops to the border as Democrats plan vote over his ‘national emergency’
Lawmakers will hold a vote Tuesday on the president's emergency declaration.
E.A. Crunden
Feb 23, 2019, 1:38 pm
President Donald Trump directed the Pentagon to send another 1,000 troops to the US border with Mexico, amid mounting tension over a wall and a national emergency declared by the president a week ago.
The number of U.S. troops on the border will increase to around 6,000 by March 1, a senior defense official said, according to several publications.
The official said approximately 5,000 troops are already on the border and that the additional personnel are required in order to install around 140 miles of additional concertina wire and other detection systems.
https://thinkprogress.org/trump-troops-border-wall-national-emergency-mexico-pentagon-1000-c492b208df2b/
