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Donald Trump: “It's got a thing called a border, and it's an open sieve…”

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

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Donald Trump campaigning, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Published | Video Starts at 23:34

Now, I've gone 62 days today, as an example, yesterday, I started off in New Mexico. You know why? It's not really a swing state. It's. But it's a state that likes me a lot. It's got a thing called a border, and it's an open sieve, and people are pouring in by the thousands and thousands. and doing a lot of destruction and doing a lot of crime. And I went there. We had a massive crowd. You couldn't even see the end of it. (23:34–23:43)

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Asserts that the border is inadequately secured, allowing thousands to enter.

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