How long will it take the "caravan" to reach Texas' border?

[MoonRiver]

And what exactly will Idiot do about it then?

[LuckyCharms]

1. I think I may have heard yesterday, 19 days.

They most likely will not be there before election day.

[LonePirate]

8. I think it is closer to two months. They still have all of Mexico to traverse - on foot.

[LuckyCharms]

14. You're correct. I just did some math...

Even if it were only 1,000 miles, it would be over 50 miles per day on foot, so 19 days doesn't make sense.

[dameatball]

2. He has almost painted himself into a corner where he will have to use force to stop them.

Could get ugly.

[MoonRiver]

4. Is he allowed to send out the national guard by himself,

or does that have to be through the Texas legislature or governor?

[dameatball]

7. I don't know, but I'm sure there are some DUers that do know.

He mentioned using the military, but in what way he was not specific. As usual.

[Wounded Bear]

13. National guard is controlled by the state...

so Trump can't "call it out." In time of war Congress can subordinate the National Guard to the regular army IIRC but there is still a posse commitatus law the proscribes mobilizing federal troops on US soil. I'm pretty sure the NG has training excercises with the regular army all the time, so they may try to sneak something in as one of those.

We need to take Congress back to rein him in, especially on issues like this.

[brooklynite]

6. Stop them from what?

They're going to walk up to a Border Crossing, and CPB will say "no".

[dameatball]

9. Maybe so.

[RHMerriman]

15. Trump has the authority to close the US-Mexico border, and, obviously,

Trump has the authority to close the US-Mexico border, and, obviously, DHS has all the resources necessary to close and hold any port of entry they choose, and at any time. No military assets are required, certainly not in a situation where the US has 14-21 days of lead time before any "crisis at the border," real or imagined.

What Trump doesn't have is the courage to actually make a decision and deal with the consequences. As always, he is a physical, moral, and mental coward, who can't stand being responsible for any truly demanding or challenging decision.

He's yellow, and he always has been.

[Wounded Bear]

3. It's not a caravan, it's an exodus...

Trump whill whine about it, like usual, and his minions will pretend he's doing something to "save America" while Trump goes golfing at Mar-a-Lago.

[MoonRiver]

5. That's my guess too.

[awesomerwb1]

10. These poor people

couldn't have picked a worse time to do this. Just before an election.

You know they'll paint this an an invasion and use it for even worse anti-immigration policies and a f-ing wall.

The media should investigate how this caravan started. The timing is just too weird to be in the news before an election. This helps the russiapublicans big time.

[global1]

11. If This Were A Trump Reality Show Produced By Mark Burnett....

they would reach the border on Nov. 5th - one day before the election.

[fleur-de-lisa]

12. More than 2 months. See this graphic:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211307315

[Ms. Toad]

16. Long after the election,

So he won't care any more.

[Bonx]

17. We need to let all of them in. They have suffered enough!

[spanone]

18. well, there's a hurricane coming across Mexico....it will take weeks

[world wide wally]

19. This has the potential to become the most tragic event in American history.

I will write a longer OP later when I feel better.
Just don't let Trump get away with his dangerous lies.