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Donald Trump: “Because I closed the borders and we got a lot of people out.”

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

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Trump hosts 'Angel Families Remembrance Ceremony' at White House

Published | Video Starts at 41:03

My father was born in 1905. Five years before my father was. When my father was great. But so in 1900, 125 years. The murders the lowest rate. You know why? Because I closed the borders and we got a lot of people out. It's not just closing. We got a lot of people out. Washington D.C. is now a safe place. We don't want to close the borders with them anymore. (41:03–41:07)

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Asserts that closing the borders and deporting people contributed to the reduction in murders.

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