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Donald Trump: “200,000 people, maybe more than that, died last year because…”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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President Trump Participates in a Troop Visit and Remarks on the USS George Washington

Published | Video Starts at 23:27

I'm also supporting and across the board pay raise for every sailor and service member in the United States Armed Forces. … 200,000 people, maybe more than that, died last year because of what came into our country through an open border policy. … But now all we really have to do is get the Democrats to approve it. But they'll come along. They always do. You know, they always do. (23:27–23:32)

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Asserts that over 200,000 deaths were due to drugs entering through an open border.

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