Trump: US troops will consider rocks thrown at them at border as 'firearms'

Donald Trump has told the US military, mobilizing at the south-west border, that any rocks thrown by migrants should be considered as firearms.

The US president made the comments on Thursday in a speech on immigration.

He promised an executive order next week that would ban migrants from claiming asylum if they cross the border illegally, and added that he would set up 'tent cities' to hold anyone coming over the border.