“What do a White House ban on journalists, a 250-foot arch near the nation’s capital and Greenland have in common?” Axios reports.
“President Trump needs all of them for national security purposes, he and his administration have argued.”
“As he’s unilaterally shattered presidential norms, Trump has justified his sweeping policy priorities with a familiar two-word rationale: national security.”
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