the border with mexico to help federal officials fight illegal immigration and drug trafficking until a wall gets built. and he says it will get done. we have to have strong border. we are going to have the ball. we have already started buildin building. and fixing miles and miles of wall that s already been fenced. when we are going to have our wall and we are going to get it very strongly. the military is going to be getting some of it. we are going to have very strong borders. sandra: dana white giving some more details on all of tha that. effective immediately, we are establishing a new border security support cell. this is not business as usual. the sale will last for the foreseeable future to ensure research our capacity to meet the president s enhanced border security goals. sandra: no word yet on the cost to send the national guard down to the border but wherever the money does come from, it
border. the pentagon is announcing its plan to establish a new security self that will add support to both homeland security and the border. jennifer griffin live from the pentagon with more in the story. as of late yesterday, the pentagon could not tell us how many national guard the white house hopes to send the mexico border but on air force one, president trump told reporters he envisioned two to 4,000 national troops at a press briefing here at the pentagon, officials could give no timeline for when the troops would be in place but they did and as they would be standing up a new planning sell here. it will demand 24/7. effective immediately, we are establishing a new border security support cell. this is not business as usual. it will last for the foreseeable future to make sure we search our capacity to meet the president s enhance border security goals.
points. it was down at one point 750-plus. we have a comprehensive update coming up at the bottom of the hour. first, president trump has said he may send 2 to 4,000 national guard troops to the southern border. and the white house says that could be just a starting point. it s going to be as many as it takes. we are looking at what that needs to be. and we re going to move forward in the process. the president thinks that s a good first step to have 2,000 to 4,000. if we determine that we need more, we will make that decision. trace: pentagon officials have also said they will establish a border security support cell which will be manned 24/7. national security correspondent jennifer griffin is with us at the pentagon. jennifer? trace, defense secretary jim mattis was just asked that very question at an honor court here at the pentagon. when will those national guard troops be in place? he did not provide any new details about timing. we are looking at how we can best provide
pride the support. it will be consistent with law and the spirit of congress. the pentagon announced it is standing up a new planning sell manned 24-7. we are establishing a new border security support cell. this is not business as usual. that cell met for the first time today. u.s. troops will build part of the wall on miltary border wall. we will have our wall and get it strongly. he was referring to the barry goldwater range that sees jet dropping bombs daily. the border patrol expects the military to be useed in support rolls. we have used them to repair roads and vehicle.
mexicans announced that this year the journey would end in mexico city. we have team fox coverage and john roberts is live on the north lawn. first, the national security correspondent jennifer griffin at the pentagon. hello, jen. we just heard from pentagon officials about how this national guard deployment to the border will work. let s say there s more questions than answers. dana white made the announcement. effective immediately, we are establishing a new border security support cell. this is not business assious you ll. the cell will last for the foreseeable future to ensure we surge our capacity to meet the president s enhanced border security goals. pentagon officials who i spoke to this morning said they did not know how many troops the white house and dhs are requesting. nor do they know where they re being sent or what their assignments will be. defense officials tell me it will take up to two months before any national guard will be in place. that s the way the bureau