Trump orders ‘several thousand’ more troops to US-Mexico border, costing taxpayers over $600m

Trump orders ‘several thousand’ more troops to US-Mexico border, costing taxpayers over $600mDonald Trump’s White House administration has ordered “several thousand” more troops to the US-Mexico border, Pentagon officials said Tuesday. Acting Defense Department Secretary Patrick Shanahan said the latest dispatch of troops to the southern border would occur “soon” following a new request from the Department of Homeland Security. Meanwhile, reports indicate the president’s demands for an increased US military presence along the border are expected to cost American taxpayers over $600m (£458m).




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