Headline Roundup • October 18th, 2018
Trump Threatens Military Closure to US-Mexico Border To Stop Migrants
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Washington Post
President Trump threatened Thursday to summon the military to close the U.S.-Mexico border and upend a trade deal, expressing mounting frustration with a large caravan of migrants from Honduras that has been making its way toward the United States.
Townhall
President Trump said on Twitter that he will do everything in his power to put a stop to the caravan of thousands of migrants on their way to the Southern border, including using military power, if Mexico doesn't stop them.
Bloomberg
President Trump said he'd mobilize the US military to close the border with Mexico to stop an "assault" on the nation by a caravan of migrants from Central America.
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