- Thu Nov 01, 2018 3:27 pm
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The president also issued a warning to members of the caravan, including those who threw rocks at members of the Mexican police this week.
"We will consider that a firearm," Trump said. "We will consider that the maximum we can consider that, because they're throwing rocks viciously and violently. .... We're not going to put up with that. They want to throw rocks at our military, our military fights back. I told them to consider it a rifle. When they throw rocks, like they did at the Mexico military and police, I said, consider it a rifle."
Asked by a reporter to clarify if U.S. troops might fire on the caravan, Trump responded, "I hope not, I hope not -- but it's if they throw rocks at our military, they have the authority and right to protect themselves."