川普總統稱將向美墨邊界派遣軍隊
Troops are to be dispatched to America's border with Mexico to thwart further illegal immigration, U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday.
"I think that it's something that we have to do," the president said in response to a question from a reporter at the afternoon event in the White House East Room.
The president and several cabinet members, including Defense Secretary James Mattis, Homeland Security Secretary Kirsten Nielsen, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions, received a briefing Tuesday to examine his administration's strategy. The discussion included the mobilization of the National Guard and the need to pressure Congress to urgently pass legislation to close legal loopholes exploited by criminal trafficking, narco-terrorist and smuggling organizations.
The Pentagon responded to Trump's plan to use military to guard the borders.
"We are still consulting with the White House," a senior defense official said, promising more information.
Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray Caso said on Twitter his government has asked the United States to clarify Trump's announcement. He wrote Mexico will define its position based on that clarification, and always in defense of its sovereignty and national interests.美國總統川普星期二對媒體表示，將把軍隊派往美國與墨西哥的邊界，以阻止更多的非法移民進入美國。
川普總統在白宮東室記者會回答一名記者問題時說：“我認爲這是我們必須做的一件事。”
川普總統以及國防部長馬蒂斯、國土安全部長尼爾森和司法部長塞申斯等內閣成員星期二聽取了簡報，並研判川普政府能採取的相關對策，討論的議題包括動用國民衛隊以及向國會施壓，緊急通過立法，堵住那些目前爲販運犯罪團伙、販毒的恐怖分子以及走私團伙所利用的法律漏洞。
五角大樓對川普使用軍隊守衛邊界的計劃做出了迴應。
一名五角大樓高級官員說：“我們仍在與白宮磋商。”他答應今後提供更多信息。
墨西哥外交部長比德加賴在推特上說，墨西哥政府已經要求美國進一步澄清川普總統的宣佈。他還說，墨西哥將根據美國的澄清確定其立場，但是必將維護國家的主權和利益。
