AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - "National security" becomes Trump's executive sledgehammer
What do a White House ban on journalists, a 250-foot arch near the nation's capital and Greenland have in common? - President Trump needs all of them for national security purposes, he and his administration have argued. Why it matters: As he's unilaterally shattered presidential norms, Trump has justified his sweeping policy priorities with a familiar two-word rationale: national security. Driving the news: On the morning that the three banned outlets (CNN, MS NOW and Politico) sued the administration , Trump claimed that "FAKE NEWS" is "a threat to our National Security." - It's not the first time the administration has said its press restrictions were a national security must: That was also part of the reasoning for new rules for…