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Donald Trump: “We had a country that was dead when we had that group of…”

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Published | Video Starts at 39:13

But they respect us. They didn't used to respect us, but they respect us more than we've ever been respected. Our country now is the hottest country anywhere in the world. We had a country that was dead when we had that group of people that ran this country with their open borders, letting anybody come in from the Congo, from countries all over the world. They came in from prisons and mental institutions. We had a country that would have been a dead end if they won the election. This country would have been a dead country. (39:13–39:24)

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Asserts that previous U.S. administration had open borders allowing entry from various countries.

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