The president signed a proclamation on
Wednesday that orders Defense Secretary James Mattis to ‘request use of
National Guard personnel to assist’ with the Homeland Security
Department’s existing border patrol operations.
But governors, whose duties include commanding their states’ Guard units, can say no.
‘If @realDonaldTrump asks me to deploy Oregon Guard troops to the Mexico border,
I’ll say no,’ Oregon Gov. Kate Brown tweeted Wednesday. ‘As Commander
of Oregon’s Guard, I’m deeply troubled by Trump’s plan to militarize our
border.’
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