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Donald Trump: “Six million manufacturing jobs were lost since NAFTA.”

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

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President Trump's Speech at the National Republican Congressional Committee Dinner in Washington, D.C.

Published | Video Starts at 25:52

So it's, you know, we can't have that. And we have to be wise to it and get along with everybody, but we have to call people out. Six million manufacturing jobs were lost since NAFTA. when 21 million illegal aliens poured across our borders. Think of that. Many of whom were violent criminals, murderers, drug lords, and the mentally insane. Insane asylums were closed. (25:52–25:56)

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Asserts that six million manufacturing jobs were lost in the U.S. due to NAFTA.

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