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Donald Trump: “Illegal immigrants coming in from prisons, coming in from…”

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

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President Donald Trump participates in a bilateral meeting with the Taoiseach of Ireland

Published | Video Starts at 22:44

So anyway, so look, this country needed somebody to defend it. It's this big beautiful place that was being ripped off by Illegal immigrants coming in from prisons, coming in from mental institutions, gang members, gang leaders, drug dealers pouring into our country with the open borders. I am so angry at the last four years, at what they've done to our country, what they've done to this country between inflation. (22:44–22:56)

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Asserts that illegal immigrants, including criminals, are entering the U.S. due to open borders.

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