Trump bashes California on border mission, Brown sees a deal
SAN DIEGO (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday slammed California Gov. Jerry Brown's posture on sending National Guard troops to the Mexican border even as Brown said he was nearing agreement on joining the president's mission.
The volley of words came a day after federal officials said Brown rejected a proposal for the California Guard's specific border duties, a characterization that state officials disputed.
"Looks like Jerry Brown and California are not looking for safety and security along their very porous Border," Trump wrote in an early-morning tweet. "He cannot come to terms for the National Guard to patrol and protect the Border.