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Did Trump Lie About the Attack on Border Agents in Texas?

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The president and other border hawks allege two U.S. border agents were assaulted by ‘bad hombres,’ but local law enforcement, medical personnel, and family members say otherwise.

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One U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed and another badly injured last week during what the FBI referred to as a “tragic incident” in southwest Texas about 110 miles east of El Paso.

Agent Rogelio Martinez, 36, and his unidentified partner were both hospitalized in the predawn hours of Saturday, Nov....

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