The walk-back here is going to be abrupt.https://twitter.com/stevenportnoy/status/981209146245681152 …
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At a little past 8p, the White House provided a statement to the pool clarifying that Trump was, in fact, referring to the National Guard — a step take by George W. Bush and Obama — when he talked about having the military secure the border.pic.twitter.com/gbCM7ZiXsI
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Nielsen notes the National Guard usage is going to be handled "as it has been in the past" — contrasting with Trump's comments yesterday that his plans were something "we really haven't done ... before."
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AG Sessions' statement on "National Guard deployment" leads off with discussion of the "caravan" — despite DHS Sec. Nielsen just pushing back from the White House on claims the deployment was related to recent TV coverage of the caravan.pic.twitter.com/f7DjIX0Rfi
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Don't think you'll be eating any hair brushes in the near future.
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He was impressed by the DMZ....wants one of his own.
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I talked today to a military guy who says he's done that and pointed to two specific operations. He said they sit at the border and notify border patrol of any "suspicious" activity. He seemed incapable of grasping the potential Fourth Amendment problem with that.
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I was doing research (literally yesterday) about the North Dakota National Guard being deployed for the Mexican Border War more than 100 years ago. http://history.nd.gov/archives/manuscripts/inventory/10046.html … http://history.nd.gov/archives/manuscripts/inventory/10064.html …
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National guard isn't a branch of the military the branches are Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, and Airforce
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He could do it from the Mexican side. Might run into snags other then the constitution.
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