Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers Pulls National Guard Troops From Border
‘NO JUSTIFICATION’
“There is simply not ample evidence to support the president’s contention of a national security crisis at our southwestern border.”
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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers ordered the state's 112 National Guard troops who are currently at the U.S.-Mexico border to withdraw on Monday, The Associated Press reports. The Democratic governor explained the move in a statement saying there was simply no justification for troops being stationed there. “I cannot support keeping our brave service men and women away from their families without a clear need or purpose that would actively benefit the people of Wisconsin or our nation,” he said. “There is simply not ample evidence to support the president’s contention of a national security crisis at our southwestern border.” The former governor, Republican Scott Walker, had reportedly ordered the troops be deployed to the border before he lost reelection to Evers.
.@GovEvers, your guardsmen saved many lives and protected our country on this mission. Did you go visit them on the border to see for yourself? Or did you make your decision based solely on politics?
