US politics live: Trump defends block on foreign students at Harvard

The removal of Harvard’s ability to enrol foreign nationals has put the future of thousands of students and a lucrative income stream into doubt.

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Donald Trump has delivered a lengthy campaign-style speech to graduating army officers, boasting about his administration’s changes to the military and the new “golden age of America”.

The US President also went on the attack during the one-hour speech, slamming past US policy and leaders who “dragged our military into missions …, wasting our time, money and souls”.

Meanwhile, former President Joe Biden has made his first public appearance since his cancer diagnosis.

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