House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi ripped President Trump on Twitter Thursday for “pointlessly” sending troops to the border instead of working with Democrats on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
The California Democrat wrote: “@realDonaldTrump is using every cynical political trick in the book to ignite anti-immigrant fervor. Needlessly militarizing our southern border won’t make Americans more safe – it’s just another political calculation.
“Instead of wasting resources on pointlessly sending troops to our border, @realDonaldTrump should work with Democrats to pass the DREAM Act & #ProtectDREAMers,” she added.
Instead of wasting resources on pointlessly sending troops to our border, @realDonaldTrump should work with Democrats to pass the DREAM Act & #ProtectDREAMers.
— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) April 5, 2018
Trump signed a memorandum Wednesday to deploy the National Guard to secure the Southwest border with Mexico.
“The security of the United States is imperiled by a drastic surge of illegal activity on the southern border,” Trump said in the memo.
Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama also deployed National Guard troops to the border.
“During the administrations of Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, the National Guard provided support for efforts to secure our southern border,” the memo reads. “The crisis at our southern border once again calls for the National Guard to help secure our border and protect our homeland.
