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Donald Trump: “We had a border that was reckless. We had a border that was…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 52:59

Now. We have a strong border, very strong border, thanks to Christy and Tom Holman and the whole group. They've done an amazing job at the border. I mean, We had a border that was reckless. We had a border that was a disaster. They were coming in by the millions. I say 25 million people. You're saying less, but I say 25 million people came in illegally, and no system can take care of the health care of all of those people that came in. (52:59–53:06)

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Asserts that 25 million people have entered the U.S. illegally.

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