President Trump Threatens To Call On Military To Stop Migrant Caravan
By Bill Galluccio
October 18, 2018
President Donald Trump threatened to send the military to close the southern border with Mexico if a migrant caravan of around 4,000 people does not turn around and return home. On Twitter, the president called out the leaders of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador "for doing little to stop this large flow of people, INCLUDING MANY CRIMINALS, from entering Mexico to U.S.," and said they "have almost no control over their population."
Trump warned that he would consider "stopping all payments" to those three countries and asked Mexico to prevent the caravan from entering the country. Trump warned that if the caravan is allowed into Mexico, he would send the military to close our border with Mexico.
I am watching the Democrat Party led (because they want Open Borders and existing weak laws) assault on our country by Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, whose leaders are doing little to stop this large flow of people, INCLUDING MANY CRIMINALS, from entering Mexico to U.S.....
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 18, 2018
....In addition to stopping all payments to these countries, which seem to have almost no control over their population, I must, in the strongest of terms, ask Mexico to stop this onslaught - and if unable to do so I will call up the U.S. Military and CLOSE OUR SOUTHERN BORDER!..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 18, 2018
....The assault on our country at our Southern Border, including the Criminal elements and DRUGS pouring in, is far more important to me, as President, than Trade or the USMCA. Hopefully Mexico will stop this onslaught at their Northern Border. All Democrats fault for weak laws!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 18, 2018
In response to the caravan, Mexico has sent 500 federal police officers to its border with Guatemala. Mexico promised that anybody in the caravan who had visas and official travel documents would be allowed to cross the border. Officials said that anybody who attempts to enter the country in an “irregular manner” would be detained and could be deported.
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