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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said today that Trump had asked him, and he will in turn ask the Army secretary, to add 500 guard members to Washington after today’s shooting.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday's “heinous assault” on two National Guard members near the White House proves that lax migration policies are “the single greatest national security threat facing our nation."

“No country can tolerate such a risk to our very survival,” he said.

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Trump’s remarks, released in a video on social media, underscores his intention to reshape the country’s immigration system and increase scrutiny of migrants who are already here. With aggressive deportation efforts already under

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