Trump authorizes military to take control of public land along southern border (1 Viewer)

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    President Trump on Friday night authorized the military to take control of a strip of public land along the southern border.

    The president justified the use of the military by saying the United States is "under attack from a variety of threats."

    "The complexity of the current situation requires that our military take a more direct role in securing our southern border than in the recent past," the order reads.

    A memorandum released by the White House directs the Secretaries of Defense, Interior, Agriculture and Homeland Security to transfer the...

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