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Donald Trump: “Once we started detaining and deporting everyone who crossed…”

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

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BREAKING NEWS: Trump Absolutely Excoriates The United Nations In Blistering 2025 UNGA Speech

Published | Video Starts at 29:43

See, I can tell you I'm really good at this stuff. Your countries are going to hell. In America, we've taken bold action to swiftly shut down uncontrolled migration. Once we started detaining and deporting everyone who crossed the border and removing illegal aliens from the United States, they simply stopped coming. They're not coming anymore. We're getting a lot of credit, but they're not coming anymore. This was a humanitarian act for all involved because on the trips up, thousands of people a week were dying. (29:43–29:51)

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Asserts that detaining and deporting illegal aliens stopped them from coming to the U.S.

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