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Trump participates in Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation

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WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — President Donald Trump participated Monday in a Mexican Border Defense Medal (MBDM) presentation.

The MBDM was established by a memorandum of the Defense Department in August for U.S. military service members who have deployed to the southern border.