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Donald Trump: “Venezuela did terrible things to the United States. They…”

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

Published | Video Starts at 47:03

I can't tell. That's up to him what he wants to do. I think it would be smart for him to do that. But again, we're going to find out. Look, Venezuela did terrible things to the United States. They sent hundreds of thousands of people, millions of people into our open border. They sent their criminals, they sent their prisoners, they sent their drug dealers. They sent their mentally insane and incompetent people into our country more than any other country. (47:03–47:15)

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Asserts that Venezuela sent millions of people into the United States.

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