Trump’s border troops stunt could cost $220 million as Pentagon sees no threat from migrant caravan
President Donald Trump’s move to deploy troops to the U.S.-Mexico border is so far shaping up to have a cost of $220 million, according to two U.S. defense officials who were not authorized to speak publicly.
The initial cost estimate, a figure that could change based on the ultimate size and scope of the mission, comes as nearly 4,000 troops moved to the border Saturday as Trump has repeatedly warned of a caravan of migrants from Central America.
In a briefing Monday, however, the Pentagon said it had no cost estimate at the moment.
In mid-October, a caravan of at least 3,500 Central American migrants seeking asylum left Honduras for the United States border. The caravan is currently in southern Mexico. [Continue reading…]