War Department memo confirms border is Trump’s top security priority

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According to an August memorandum from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump‘s top priority is to secure the border.

“The President’s determination to restore our neglected position in the Western Hemisphere” consists of efforts to “seal our borders, repel invasion, counter narcotics and trafficking,” while aiding the Department of Homeland Security’s “mission to deport illegal aliens,” the memorandum obtained by Defense One states. 

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