President Trump has announced that he’s sending more troops to defend the U.S. border from a massive migrant caravan.
It was originally estimated by the Pentagon that they would send thousands of troops, but President Trump announced Wednesday that he would send 15,000.
Trump has stated that the migrant caravan headed to the United States southern border with Mexico is “made up of some very tough fighters and people.”
The Caravans are made up of some very tough fighters and people. Fought back hard and viciously against Mexico at Northern Border before breaking through. Mexican soldiers hurt, were unable, or unwilling to stop Caravan. Should stop them before they reach our Border, but won’t!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 31, 2018
He has promised that the U.S. will not let these caravans in and has cautioned the caravan to turn around.
Our military is being mobilized at the Southern Border. Many more troops coming. We will NOT let these Caravans, which are also made up of some very bad thugs and gang members, into the U.S. Our Border is sacred, must come in legally. TURN AROUND!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 31, 2018
The caravan is at minimum 30 days away from reaching the border. It has between 900 and 1000 miles left to travel to the nearest border crossing and is moving at 20-30 miles per day.
