1,500 US troops will be sent to US-Mexico border

The Pentagon is sending an additional 1,500 active-duty troops to the southern border by the end of the month, a U.S. official told Fox News on Wednesday. A senior U.S. military official told reporters the 1,500 troops will consist of 1,000 Army personnel and 500 Marines. LiveNOW's Andrew Craft spoke about the deployment with FOX News Chief National Security correspondent Jennifer Griffin.

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