California Governor To Pull National Guard Troops From U.S.-Mexico Border: 'This Is Our Answer To The White House—No More Division'

Monday, 11 February 2019With the deadline to prevent another partial government shutdown over border security talks just days away, California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced plans to pull hundreds of National Guard troops from the state's southern border with Mexico in a clear rejection of the Trump administration's claims of security crisis. According to The Los Angeles Times, Newsom is set to order the removal of roughly 360 National Guard troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border on Monday. In released excerpts of his planned speech, the California governor says that his state refuses to participate in the...