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Donald Trump: “They didn't mind drugs pouring into our country.”

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President Trump Makes an Announcement with the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy

Published December 22, 2025 | Video Starts at 28:57

Yes. Well, you had a different kind of a president before me. They didn't mind being ripped off. They didn't mind being robbed. They didn't mind drugs pouring into our country. They didn't mind the jails of Venezuela and Nicua being emptied into the US where they take over Colorado and other places. I do mind. So you had a different kind of a president. (28:57–29:00)

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Asserts that the previous administration did not mind drugs entering the U.S.

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