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Trump calls border a 'crisis of the soul': 3 scholars react to his Oval Office address

  • Written by Enrique Armijo, Associate Professor of Law and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Elon University
Presidents have traditionally given Oval Office addresses during only the gravest of crises.AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

Editor’s note: President Donald Trump’s address to the nation on Wednesday night from the Oval Office announced no new initiatives either to end the government shutdown or to build the wall that’s caused the shutdown....

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