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Donald Trump: “I heard 87% is down. I said, really? Who are the 13%?…”

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

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They don't even know how to record it because it's down so much. You know, they've never heard. I heard 87% is down. I said, really? Who are the 13%? Because it's more than that. It's actually more hard to believe. Right. You're going to have the same results in Chicago. And we hope we have the governor's help, but if we don't, we're doing it without him. (34:06–34:14)

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Asserts that crime is down 87% in Washington.

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