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Donald Trump: “Venezuela opened its prisons. So did the Congo. The Congo in…”

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

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President Trump Signs Executive Orders, Jan. 30, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 53:13

We Had a border that allowed 25 million people to come in. Many were murderers. They murdered people. We had 11,888 murderers. We had prisons, including Venezuela, but Venezuela opened its prisons. So did the Congo. The Congo in Africa opened its prisons. They dumped people into our country. Many countries did that. I would have done that if I were leading a country. I would have dumped the prisoners into our country. We had open borders. (53:13–53:21)

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Asserts that Venezuela and the Congo opened their prisons and sent people to the U.S.

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