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Donald Trump: “They came from the Congo, they came from south, they came…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 15:29

… a stupid open border, and they were prisoners and they were people that you don't want in many cases in our country. Right. They came from all over the world. They came from the Congo, they came from south, they came from all over the world. We're talking about some of the roughest countries in the world. They had. They had here, including terrorists, by the way. Now, but did we give them a hearing when they came in? (15:29–15:35)

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Asserts that people entering the U.S. illegally came from various countries, including the Congo.

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