Acting Secretary of Defense Robert Salesses Statement on DOD Actions Responding to Preside

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : At my direction, DoD established a Task Force to oversee expedited implementation of the Executive Orders.
55% : President Trump directed action from the Department of Defense on securing our nation's borders and made clear he expects immediate results.
50% : Yesterday, I convened a meeting with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the senior Policy leaders of the Department of Defense (DoD), the Commanders of U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), and the Chief of the National Guard Bureau (NGB), directing them to move out immediately in support of President Trump's Executive Orders on protecting the territorial integrity and citizens of the United States.
47% : This represents a 60 percent increase in active-duty ground forces since President Trump was sworn in Monday.
45% : Second, the Department will provide military airlift to support DHS deportation flights of more than five thousand illegal aliens from the San Diego, California, and El Paso, Texas sectors detained by Customs and Border Protection.
41% : On Monday, to protect the security and safety of United States citizens, President Trump declared that a national emergency exists at the southern border of the United States.

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