Barack Obama has blasted Trump's deployment of thousands of active-duty troops to the U
S.-Mexico border as a 'political stunt' in a fiery speech on Friday. The former President slammed Republicans for their aggressive stance against migrants trying to enter the United States during his speech rallying for Florida Democrats in Miami
'They're telling you the existential threat to America is a bunch of poor refugees a thousand miles away,' he said on Republicans
'They're even taking our brave troops away from their families for a political stunt at the border
The men and women of our military deserve better than that. So they're just constant fear mongering to distract from the record,' he added
His rebuke comes as some 7,000 military members are set to arrive at the border through the weekend
Trump says he's willing to send as many as 15,000 to support Border Patrol agents
On Thursday the first 109 troops from the 591st Military Police Company were taken from Fort Hood, Texas, to to Lackland Air Force Base to help with operations there and on Friday the troops began to set up barbed wire on the McAllen-Hidalgo International Bridge
The troops that continue to trickle will likely meet the third caravan of 1,000 to 1,500 migrants who trekked from El Salvador and waded over the Suchiate River into Mexico on Friday
On Thursday Trump sparked outrage when he told reporters that if migrants throw rocks at troops or border patrol officers, the U
S. will retaliate.'I don't want these people throwing rocks,' the president said on Thursday, reflecting on violence that erupted on Mexico's southern border as the first of four caravans of Central Americans made their way north last week
'What they did to the Mexican military is a disgrace,' he said. 'They hit them with rocks
Some were very seriously injured, and they were throwing rocks in their face. [If] they do that with us, they're going to be arrested
There's going to be problems.''I didn't say shoot. I didn't say shoot! But they do that with us, they're going to be arrested for a long time,' he warned
Speaking at the Miami rally wasn't easy for Obama, who was heckled by protesters
But he handled the angry shouts and boos with grace saying: 'This is what I look forward to - is having a few hecklers to get me back in the mood
I enjoy that. You always got to have a few in order to know that you're on the campaign trail
'At one point he addressed one heckler saying: 'Here's the deal. If you support the other candidates, then you should go support the other candidates
Don't be here.''One of the things I never understood was why if you're supporting the other guy, you come to my rally
Go to their rally,' he added. He was campaigning for Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, and Andrew Gillum, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate
Obama is ramping up his campaign trail stops to push voters towards the polls as the midterm elections are four days away
After his stop in Miami, Obama headed to Georgia rallying for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams who is in a deadlock race with Republican Brian Kemp, saying: 'I'm here for one simple reason: To ask you to vote'
'The consequences of any of us staying home are profound because America is at a crossroads
The character of our country is on the ballot,' he added. He also accused Republicans of using 'scare tactics' in the election
'They'll try to disenfranchise people and take away their right to vote.Stacey's opponent has already been caught multiple times,' he said
Abrams has accused Kemp of voter suppression, accusations he calls 'farce'. 'Georgia, be unafraid
If they try to take away your right to vote, there's only one way to take it back: Vote,' he said
On Friday Trump was campaigning for Republicans in West Virginia. As the campaign trail heats up ahead of the elections, tensions are rising at the U
S.-Mexico border. The third caravan just entered Mexico on Friday. They were not allowed to cross the bridge from Guatemala to Mexico so the group waded across the Suchiate River to enter Mexican territory
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'I didn't say shoot!' Trump says he never meant for the. Share this article Share The first caravan - and largest group of almost 4,000 - entered Mexico almost two weeks ago and is now in Donaji, Oaxaca
The second caravan of 1,000 to 1,500 people is now in Mapastepec, Chiapas. It's unclear whether the first caravan will make a turn east to Mexico City to head to a stretch of the border
As the journey goes on, many migrants have decided to remain in Mexico rather than try to enter the U
S. Mexico's Interior Department said on Thursday that nearly 3,000 migrants have applied for refuge in Mexico while hundreds have returned home
At its peak, the caravan had about 7,000 people. Active-duty military troops are preparing for the flood of migrants and on Friday spent the day installing coils of razor wire on a bridge and a riverbank across Texas' Rio Grande Valley
The Pentagon said on Friday more than 3,500 troops have been deployed to staging bases along the border, including about 1,000 Marines in California
Still, there were only about 100 troops at the border on Friday, working at and near a bridge leading to McAllen, Texas, the Rio Grande Valley's second-biggest city, with about 140,000 people
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