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Donald Trump: “We cut the flow of illegal drugs coming in by water, coming…”

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Full Trump rally speech in PA: Iran war, economy and more addressed at Lehigh Valley event

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We had the lowest since 1900. That's 125 years ago. And we cut the flow of fentanyl across our border by 56%. That's a big number. And We cut the flow of illegal drugs coming in by water, coming in by ocean or sea. We cut it by 97%. 97%. It was. It's very drastic. But people aren't traveling that way too much anymore. What we. What we're able, we have the most powerful. I built the military in my first term. (1:17:14–1:17:27)

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