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Donald Trump: “We had a border that was so bad, so open, where 25 million…”

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 56:58

I won the popular vote by a lot. I won everything. I won everything. And I was elected by a landslide on law and order and on strong borders. We had a border that was so bad, so open, where 25 million people came in over a period of four years. And now nobody comes in. Nobody even tries to come in. And I can only say, I think we'll say it very plainly. Elections have consequences. The people want law and order. (56:58–57:05)

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Asserts that 25 million people crossed the U.S. border over four years due to poor border security.

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