India, Feb. 4 -- US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has vowed that full control of the southern border is the goal of the Trump administration and all of the intergovernmental agencies working to enforce border security.
Talking to the media during his first visit to the border after being sworn in, Hegseth was asked what mission accomplishment looks like.
"Mission accomplishment means 100% operational control of the border," Hegseth said. "Right now, that means a surge of manpower . We've seen thousands of active-duty and National Guard troops come to the border with additional assets and systems that allow us to surveil".
The Defense Department announced last month that it would be sending 1,500 active-duty service members to the border...