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New Mexico governor pulls back National Guard troops from southern border
Going home.
Yup. Must be one hell of a national emergency. Other border state governors should also rethink their participation in Trumps border charade.
Related: NM governor withdraws most National Guard troops from border
Going home.
2/6/19
The governor of New Mexico ordered the withdrawal of the majority of the state's National Guard troops from the U.S. border with Mexico on Tuesday, in a move that challenges President Trump's description of a security crisis. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced the partial withdrawal shortly before Trump's State of the Union address. Her Republican predecessor deployed National Guard troops to the border in April 2018 at Trump's suggestion, and 118 remained there before Tuesday's reversal. "New Mexico will not take part in the president's charade of border fear-mongering by misusing our diligent National Guard troops," Lujan Grisham said in a statement. Lujan Grisham traveled last month to New Mexico's southern edge for briefings from the National Guard and Customs and Border Protection, explaining that she wanted to see the situation for herself. On Tuesday, she also directed 25 troops from other states — Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Wisconsin — to withdraw from the New Mexico border.
Yup. Must be one hell of a national emergency. Other border state governors should also rethink their participation in Trumps border charade.
Related: NM governor withdraws most National Guard troops from border