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Donald Trump: “Biden could do that right now. He could get up and say…”

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

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Donald Trump campaigning in Juneau, Wisconsin

Published | Video Starts at 1:37:36

We're going to close that up. On day one. My first order is going to be close the border. And they could do that, too. They could do that, too. You know, Biden could do that right now. He could get up and say, close the border. And they do it because the president has that power. He doesn't need bills. They keep talking about bills. The bill they're talking about was the stupidest bill I've ever seen. (1:37:36–1:37:41)

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Asserts that President Biden has the power to close the border without needing new legislation.

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