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Donald Trump: “Millions of people were let into our country from prisons…”

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

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President Trump Makes an Announcement, Nov. 6, 2025

Published | Video Starts at 35:44

Ideally, we wouldn't have to do it because he'll send the criminals out himself. So. But that seems to be unlikely. No, we have to get criminals out. You know, Millions of people were let into our country from prisons and from mental institutions and drug dealers, a lot of drug dealers, and murderers, 11,888 murderers, 50% of them committed more than one murder. And we want to get them out. So whether they're in New York or anywhere else, we want to get them out. We've created a great place in Washington. (35:44–35:59)

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