Lindsey Graham defends Trump, criticizes Biden for sending troops to southern border amidst expected surge.
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Senator Lindsey Graham defended former President Donald Trump's decision to send troops to the southwest border in 2018, while criticizing President Joe Biden's plan to do the same now to combat an expected surge of migrants. The Pentagon will deploy 1,500 active-duty troops to help U.S. Customs and Border Patrol with detection and monitoring. Graham called Biden's plan "ridiculous theater" that would not make any meaningful change in law enforcement. Trump deployed 5,000 troops to the border in 2018.
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