As you probably know,
the migrant caravan coming
from Central America
is now just
a few short 700 miles
from the United States border.
And the welcoming committee is
on the way to meet them.
Tonight a show of force
with migrant caravans
 at least 700 miles away.
 The first wave of U.S. troops
 arrives at the Texas border,
 creating barriers, putting up
 barbed wire and fencing,
 an effort to keep migrants out.
WOMAN: There are reports
 this border deployment
 could cost upwards
 of $200 million
 by the end of the year.
$200 million?
For that money, you realize
you could fly the entire caravan
first class to Scandinavia.
(laughter)
Which, by the way, would be a
lot more entertaining to watch.
Yeah, 'cause then you'd see
what those other countries
are really about.
It would be like, "America,
"the way you treat the needy
is so heartless.
"Why can't you just...?
What? They're coming here?
"Wait, wait, wait, wait.
Wait, wait.
Oh, that's not gonna work with.
No, yeah."
Yeah, we'll find out
the Swedish word for "wall."
Uh, now don't forget.
Don't forget.
Um, down on the Mexican border,
America already has the Border
Patrol, the National Guard.
And you've got Space Force.
Don't forget that.
So, you don't really need
the army there.
But Trump will find an excuse
to use the troops for anything.
You know, next thing you know,
he'll be like,
"This table is so wobbly, folks.
"Let's get a troop
under that leg.
Thank you for your service!
Great job!"
In other news,
President Trump today officially
implemented new sanctions
on Iran,
and this was to punish them
for upholding their end
of the Iran nuclear deal.
And his announcement
was something straight out
of an HBO show.
President Trump
is facing backlash this morning
for a controversial tweet
promoting sanctions
against Iran.
The president posted
this picture yesterday morning
with the quote
"Sanctions are Coming."
The picture
and the text are a knockoff
of HBO's Game of Thrones,
and its slogan,
"Winter Is Coming."
Now, in response,
HBO tweeted,
"How do you say trademark misuse
in Dothraki?"
-(laughter)
-Is, uh...?
Is anyone taking politics
seriously anymore?
Really? The president
of the United States
is dropping 
 Game of Thrones memes
for harsh, economic sanctions?
Like, you know what?
Screw it.
He should do that for all
of his policies from now on.
Just be like,
"Better Call Wall."
And "America's Got Tax-Cuts."
Oh, and of course,
his signature policy--
"Orange Hates the New Black.
-(laughter, groaning)
-Also...
(cheers and applause)
Also, in international news,
there's a new
tallest man in the world.
He's Indian,
he's made of bronze,
and he's worth a fortune.
NEWSMAN: India has unveiled
 the world's tallest statue,
 twice the size
 of the Statue of Liberty.
 It honors freedom fighter
 Sardar Patel,
 who's credited with
 bringing the country together
 after India gained independence
 from Great Britain in 1947.
NEWSWOMAN: The state government
 says that it's 597 feel tall
 and cost $403 million.
$400 million for a statue.
You realize for that amount of
money you could fly the caravan
back from Sweden first-class
and then pay them to put up
barbed wire to block themselves.
What are you doing, India?
And here's the thing,
I'm not saying India
shouldn't build statues,
but why not build one of,
like, Gandhi, right?
He's also famous,
and he was much skinnier, okay?
Yeah. They could have saved
on materials.
Same height, half the cost.
