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David McCormick: “28,000 that were convicted murderers or rapists that were…”

Featuring: David McCormick, Republican | U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania

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Dave McCormick and Ben Shapiro in Pittsburgh

Published | Video Starts at 17:17

200 apprehended last year that were on the terrorist watch list. We had 28,000 that were identified by Department of Homeland Security in a recent memo that came out. This is what the government counted. 28,000 that were convicted murderers or rapists that were knowingly released into our country. And we've had this huge scourge of fentanyl, which has killed 4,000 Pennsylvanians last year and 116,000Americans. And all of you people that are here on campus. (17:17–17:25)

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