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Donald Trump: “They were allowing people to come into our country from…”

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

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Donald Trump Discusses Second Term Achievements and Challenges in White House Interview

Published | Video Starts at 02:47

Why is it that you are back here in this White House now, despite so many people saying it wasn't possible? Well, number one, I saw what was happening to the country. They were destroying our country. They were allowing people to come into our country from prisons, from mental institutions. Gang members, the worst gang members in the world. Make our gang members look like, you know, nice people. They were coming in at levels that nobody had ever seen before. No check in, no vetting, no anything. (02:47–02:56)

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Asserts that people from prisons and mental institutions, including gang members, are entering the U.S.

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