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Donald Trump: “They let 25 million people into our country. And many of…”

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

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President Trump Participates in a Greeting with Artemis II Astronauts

Published | Video Starts at 30:57

They don't want to pay anybody for security. They don't like ice. They don't like border patrol people. They don't like the people that keep us safe. You know, when they ran this, They let 25 million people into our country. And many of those people were from prisons, they were from mental institutions, drug dealers, murderers. 11,888 murderers, half of whom committed more than one, more than one murder. They, they think that was fine. I happen to like law enforcement. They essentially want to defund law enforcement. (30:57–31:07)

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Asserts that 25 million people, including criminals, were let into the country.

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