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Trump declares fire stories 'fake news' after 82nd Airborne descends onto University of Notre Dame

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Trump declares fire stories 'fake news' after 82nd Airborne descends onto University of Notre Dame

CharlieMike
Apr 23, 2019
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Trump declares fire stories 'fake news' after 82nd Airborne descends onto University of Notre Dame

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NOTRE DAME, Ind. — Students at the University of Notre Dame witnessed a spectacular display today as they looked up into the sky —thousands of paratroopers rained over the campus before securing the area for none other than the commander-in-chief, sources confirmed.

"Most of us just stopped in our tracks and stared," said one student. "Were we being invaded? I dunno, the whole thing was surreal. Some people were freaking out."

President Donald Trump ordered soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division, a unit celebrated for its role in Normandy during World War II, to save the university after news stories of a blazing fire began to surface.

"I'm well aware of the difference between Notre Dame and the University of Notre Dame," said Maj. Gen. James Mingus, 82nd Airborne Division commander. According to sources, Mingus and several other advisers attempted to articulate the difference between the burning iconic cathedral in France, and the university in America that still thinks it has relevan…

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