Additional troops sent to the U.S.–Mexico border will be armed, President Donald Trump said after two U.S. soldiers were held at gunpoint and questioned by Mexican troops on the U.S. side of the border.
“Mexico’s Soldiers recently pulled guns on our National Guard Soldiers, probably as a diversionary tactic for drug smugglers on the Border. Better not happen again!” Trump said in an April 24 tweet. “We are now sending ARMED SOLDIERS to the Border. Mexico is not doing nearly enough in apprehending & returning!”
