Intelligence Officials Don't Mention 'Crisis' at Border
Intelligence Officials Dont Mention Crisis at Border
https://politicalwire.com/2019/01/30/intelligence-officials-dont-mention-crisis-at-border/
January 30, 2019 at 8:04 am EST By Taegan Goddard 53 Comments
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The Washington Post has more on U.S. intelligence officials directly contradicting President Trump before Congress yesterday: None of the officials said there is a security crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, where Trump has considered declaring a national emergency so that he can build a wall.
Stripes: Their analysis stands in sharp contrast to Trumps almost singular focus on security gaps at the border as the biggest threat facing the United States.
The intelligence assessment, which is provided annually to Congress, made no mention of a crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, which Trump has asserted as the basis for his demand that Congress finance a border wall. The report predicted additional U.S.-bound migration from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, with migrants preferring to travel in caravans in hopes of a safer journey.
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