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Donald Trump: “I inherited the worst border we've ever had in the history…”

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

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Extended interview: President Trump on White House Correspondents' Dinner

Published | Video Starts at 03:03

Is that part of it? Well, I don't think that way. I don't think in terms of what they are. I just think of what they are for the country. For instance, I inherited the worst border we've ever had in the history of our country, where 25 million people came in. 25 million people, at least. And many of them were from hardcore criminals and they were drug dealers and they were from prisons. They emptied out prisons into our country. (03:03–03:09)

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Asserts that he inherited the worst border situation with 25 million people entering the U.S.

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