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WASHINGTON (AP) — 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.

Trump’s remarks, released in a video on social media, underscores his intention to reshape the country’s immigration system and increase scru

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