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Craig Goldman: “By threatening terrorists with Mexico, what was he able to…”

Featuring: Craig Goldman, Republican | U.S. House, Texas, District 12

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Rep. Goldman says Texas has every right to ask for money spent on the border back

Published | Video Starts at 04:31

Yeah, well, personally, I'm against tariffs, but I also understand that we have a president of the United States who's a businessman who wrote a book called Art of the Deal. And By threatening terrorists with Mexico, what was he able to get? He was able to get an agreement for them to finally send troops to the border. to stop the flow of illegal immigrants and stop the flow of massive amount of drugs across our border. (04:31–04:40)

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Asserts that the threat of tariffs led Mexico to agree to send troops to its border.

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