The memo reportedly said governors in the 11 states cited in the plan could choose whether to have troops participate. It is irresponsible to be saying this,” he said, adding there is “no effort” to use the National Guard to round up illegal immigrants. The story shoot-down comes after President Trump held an extraordinary, marathon press conference Thursday during which he repeatedly accused the media of spreading “fake” news. Trump included his own share of distortions during the press conference, like claiming his presidential election win was the most decisive in decades. Late Thursday, CIA Director Mike Pompeo also denied allegations that the agency was hiding intelligence from President Trump, after The Wall Street Journal reported some officials were opting not to tell the president how they collected information.

Source: Fox News February 17, 2017 17:03 UTC