Trump Calls On Congress to Terminate Lottery Program After NYC Terror Attack

11/1/2017|Updated: 11/4/2017

NEW YORK—Following a terror attack in Lower Manhattan that left eight people dead and at least 11 wounded, President Donald Trump renewed his call for ending the visa program that had originally admitted the terrorist.

On Oct. 31, an Uzbek national, Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, allegedly drove a Home Depot rental truck onto a bike path for 20 city blocks.

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Joshua Philipp is senior investigative reporter and host of “Crossroads” at The Epoch Times. As an award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker, his works include "The Real Story of January 6" (2022), "The Final War: The 100 Year Plot to Defeat America" (2022), and "Tracking Down the Origin of Wuhan Coronavirus" (2020).

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