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Trump uses Egypt terrorist attack to justify travel ban, Mexico border wall

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Egypt: Militants kill at least 200 in attack on Sinai mosque
WATCH: Egypt: Militants kill at least 200 in attack on Sinai mosque – Nov 24, 2017

President Donald Trump says he will be calling his Egyptian counterpart “in a short while” to discuss Friday’s “tragic terrorist attack, with so much loss of life.”

At least 235 people were killed Friday when militants attacked a crowded mosque during prayers in the Sinai Peninsula, setting off explosives and spraying worshippers with gunfire.

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Trump said the following in a tweet after departing one of his golf clubs in Florida:

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Trump appears to be referring to his promises to build a border wall along the southern U.S. border with Mexico and his efforts to bar people from certain Muslim-majority countries from coming to the U.S.

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