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Director of national intelligence dan coates just told reporters the white house is expected to announce a plan to pull u.s. troops out of syria as john roberts just reported, though coates did not give further details. critics say this would be a big win for russia and iran. president putin and iran's president are both in turkey to talk about their next steps in syria. the pentagon was caught offguard by president trump's announcement he planned to send the military. this morning the pentagon issued a statement saying there are a number of ways the department of defense is already supporting...

You about the president's plan to send u.s. troops to the border with mexico. is there any update on that? >> reporter: well, the pentagon said it is still consulting with the white house on its next step to strengthen the border. many pentagon officials were caught off guard by president trump's comments yesterday. the pentagon finally issued a statement this morning. quote, there are a number of ways the department of defense is already supporting the dhs border security mission. we are still in con sultdation with the white house about ways we can expand that support. president trump wants ...