US: MNI POLITICAL RISK - Trump Calls For Immigration Crackdown

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• President Donald Trump remains at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. There are no public events in his diary for today or the weekend. He is scheduled to return to the White House on Sunday evening.
• Trump called for an immigration crackdown, including ‘reverse migration’, in a series of posts on Truth Social, following a fatal attack on National Guard troops near the White House.
• Indian officials expressed optimism that a trade deal could be struck with the US by year-end. Trade negotiations appear to have been divided into two buckets, with an initial framework deal to focus on tariff relief.
• Chinese officials conveyed “grave concerns” to Malaysia and Cambodia over recent trade deals struck with the US. Indonesia is resisting efforts by the Trump administration to include language countering China in a trade deal under negotiation.
• Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared to throw cold water on the prospect of a ceasefire deal with Ukraine ahead of a meeting with Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner in Moscow next week. The Telegraph reports that the US is "poised to recognise" Russia’s control over Crimea and other occupied Ukrainian territories to secure a deal to end the war, despite concerns among Ukraine’s European allies.
• Trump indicated that he could “very soon” authorise military action on Venezuelan territory.
• Poll of the Day: Democrats have extended their advantage on the generic Congressional ballot to nearly five percentage points.

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