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Donald Trump: “We gave him billions of dollars and you know what? He stayed…”

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

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Donald Trump full speech at Al Smith Dinner in New York City

Published | Video Starts at 27:25

A number of billions of dollars, or we're going to have to close down the New York school system, the whole system in New York and I said give me 15 minutes, I think I can find it. And We gave him billions of dollars and you know what? He stayed open and they thrived. And to this day I hear you did just about the best job there is in education. So, and that was always an honor. (27:25–27:31)

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Asserts that billions were provided to keep New York's Catholic school system open.

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