Although Brown may have taken longer to act than governors in the other border states — Texas, New Mexico and Arizona all pledged assistance earlier in the week — only eight days passed between the California Democratic governor's decision and the president's off-the-cuff remark about assisting with border duties. Last week, Trump told reporters that his administration would be "guarding our border with the military," a statement his staff later amended to focus instead on help from the National Guard.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 11, 2018 23:36 UTC