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Donald Trump: “The murder rate, despite the fact that they allowed massive…”

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So obviously now it's easy. They used to storm the fences, now they don't come anymore because they know they're not getting in. But think of it, The murder rate, despite the fact that they allowed massive numbers of criminals into our country, is the lowest it's been in 125 years. 1900, before my father was born. Before my father, Fred, who was the greatest, My father was born after that. (33:54–34:06)

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Asserts that the murder rate is the lowest in 125 years despite allowing criminals into the U.S.

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