Transcript for National Guard to provide up to 4,000 troops at Mexican border

A growing trade war by the way is not the only controversial initiative from the trap administration making news this morning the secretary of defense has now approved using money from the Department of Defense. To send thousands of National Guard troops to the border with Mexico. An ABC Stephanie Ramos is in Washington with the very latest for us this morning hi there Stephanie. Cave Pawlenty and good morning. Defense Secretary Mattis just signed a memo overnight also rising the potential call up about a 4000. Guardsmen for the president's border security mission. Even though the Department of Homeland Security has not yet said how many Guardsmen total will be needed. Texas which already has 100 Guardsmen along the US taxable border is adding an additional 158. National Guardsmen. Arizona plans to send 150 of its Guardsmen next week now the governors of California and New Mexico had not yet formally announce any troops. For this mission it was just on Wednesday that presidential signed a proclamation to work with governors to send National Guard troops to the US Mexico border. All right Dan and these troops up to 4000 they're going to be on our by the way they're coming from individual state Stephanie but who's gonna foot the bill the federal government. Absolutely as a right now Guardsmen will be paid by the federal government it's still unclear how long trumps deployments will last but the president says. He wants troops in place until the border wall is built. Equity thanks Harry Stephanie thank you.

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