It’s been widely reported now that California’s governor has made a deal with the Trump administration to send National Guard troops to the border, with certain caveats, as we wrote about last night.
So everything is good, right? Maybe not.
Trump tweeted this out a short time ago:
Governor Jerry Brown announced he will deploy “up to 400 National Guard Troops” to do nothing. The crime rate in California is high enough, and the Federal Government will not be paying for Governor Brown’s charade. We need border security and action, not words!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 19, 2018
I’m not saying Trump is wrong in his assessment. In fact I very much agree with him. But if they’ve made a deal now, then why is Trump back on Twitter calling Brown out? Doesn’t he realize that Brown may see this and back out on their deal and then they’re back to square one?
So honestly, I’m not sure where things are at this point. If Brown things the government is paying and Trump says they are not, maybe they don’t have a deal?