The passage of the "big, beautiful bill" allows for the completion of the wall across the entire southern border of the United States, Sen. Markwayne Mullin told Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures.
The Oklahoma Republican, who is a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said that the extra funding provided by the legislation will also enable the Border Patrol to be beefed up in order to provide full deterrence.
The senator said that the Marines are being used on the border to battle the cartels, which are well funded and have military training and weapons. This means that the cartels have often been able to outgun and outman the Border Patrol.
Mullin also credited Trump for an increase in military recruitment and retention in the U.S. Army, saying that "if you're a young man and you're a patriot, you want to serve underneath this president."
The senator insisted that Trump "brings pride back to our military and that's why you're seeing recruiting numbers go through the roof. And not only recruiting numbers but retention. People that were on their way out have decided, Wait a second, I want to serve underneath President Trump. I want this as my commander in chief. I want to do great things and have generational changes inside DOD. President Trump and Secretary Hegseth [are] delivering that."
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