Patriot Patrol: Trump Dispatches Troops To Secure Our Borders, Deport Illegals

PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – The counterattack to the foreign illegal migrant invasion has begun. Pentagon to send 1,500 troops to border to start Trump-ordered surge.

Trump fortifies borders, plans for 10,000 troops and immediate deportation of illegal crossers.

The US Air Force will fly about 5,400 migrants currently in detention out of the country as part of the Pentagon’s deportation response to Trump’s declaration of a national emergency on the southern border.

Coast Guard to ‘surge assets’ to South Florida and ‘Gulf of America’ to comply with Trump’s executive order to bolster maritime anti-migration efforts and defend the border.

MEANWHILE – Trump criticizes ‘nasty’ bishop who made pro-illegal immigrant and LGBTQ+ plea from the pulpit at National Cathedral service attended by Trump and his entire family and team. (RELATED: Female Bishop Goes Head-To-Head With Trump And Vance From The Pulpit)

FOR YOUR EYES ONLY – Here’s a roundup of today’s other top defense stories ending the week from conservative national security expert PAUL CRESPO.

Not the President’s Daily Brief, but almost as good – PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEFING – the PDB:    

NATIONAL SECURITY

Two high-level Trump officials have called for slashing the US armed presence in Europe and broadly restructuring the military to deal with China.

Start making sense: Strategy and grand strategy in the Trump administration. As he has told us many times, Trump knows a lot about winning. But we still don’t know how he thinks about winning wars.

Xi and Putin hail tightening ties in call hours after Trump inauguration.

HOMELAND SECURITY

Trump May Come to Regret His sweeping Jan. 6 Pardons. Here’s Why.

MESSAGE TO CHINA – Lawmakers move to limit foreign real estate buys near military bases.

Over 50,000 under evacuation orders or warnings as wildfire imperils homes north of Los Angeles, but fire officials said a rapid ground and air assault was giving them the upper hand.

PENTAGON WOKE WATCH

Two officers were fired for bucking their chain of command on wokism and accountability. Now they’re going to work at the Pentagon: Former Space Force Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier and former Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller.

NASA shutters diversity offices once praised by its current acting administrator to comply with Trump’s executive order.

YOU’RE FIRED

White House sidelines 160 potentially disloyal National Security Council staffers, telling them to work from home while it works to align the NSC with Trump’s agenda.

YOU’RE FIRED – Team Trump has asked the three Democrats serving on oversight panel that probes the intelligence community’s infringements into civil liberties to step down.

POLITICS

What actions has Trump taken during his first days in office?

The Republican wall of support around Pete Hegseth shows no sign of weakening, despite new allegations against the Defense secretary nominee. Hegseth would need more than three Republicans to vote against him — and that doesn’t appear likely to happen.

How visas for skilled foreign workers are splitting MAGA. Trump sided with Musk in December when he expressed support for the visas after a fierce debate that had been roiling his MAGA supporters.

Musk clashes with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over Trump-supported Stargate AI data center project, the latest in a feud between the two tech billionaires that started on OpenAI’s board and is now testing Musk’s influence with the new president. (RELATED: AI Superintelligence Briefing: Sam Altman’s Secret Date With DC)

Saudi crown prince says kingdom pledged to invest $600 billion in US over the next four years during call with Trump. This, after Trump earlier put a price tag on his returning to the kingdom as his first foreign presidential trip.

Trump’s federal hiring freeze raises fears about VA medical care by complicating efforts to fill critical health care specialties.

US POWER OVERSEAS

Trump’s US Pullout Order Leaves World Health Organization (WHO) Budget Tightened.

Trump considers 10% tariff on China starting in February.

IRAN THREAT/MIDDLE EAST

First warning: How Space Force Guardians sparked fight to defeat Iran’s missiles. When enemy missiles are detected putting U.S. or allies at risk, alarms ring, sending Guardians scrambling to calculate trajectories and potential impact areas. Within minutes, if not seconds, they share those alerts.

After the Gaza ceasefire, Israel has launched a major military operation in the occupied West Bank and suspected Jewish settlers have rampaged through two Palestinian towns.

Iran-backed Houthis release crew of merchant vessel M/V galaxy Leader; Trump designates group a foreign terrorist organization.

CHINA THREAT

Trump’s new Secretary of State promises ‘ironclad’ support for Philippines’ security in the face of Chinese provocation in the South China Sea.

China commissions new-generation frigate as competition rises with US, saying the ship will “play a vital role in enhancing the overall combat effectiveness” of its forces.

Boosting India’s naval capabilities is one of the best ways the US can counter Beijing’s rising power in the Indian Ocean.

RUSSIA THREAT – UKRAINE WAR

Putin growing concerned by Russia’s economy, as Trump pushes for Ukraine deal. They are documented here for the first time.

Ukraine to hand combat units $60 million monthly for new drones, to allow commanders to buy the equipment they need rapidly rather than rely on centralized purchasing.

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

Vietnam has traditionally been a loyal client of Soviet and Russian military equipment, but Western companies are looking at the savvy Southeast Asian nation as a significant market.

Two killed, including a toddler, in knife attack in German park. A 28-year-old Afghan man has been arrested.

END of PDB

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