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Donald Trump: “We have the right to do it, because I have an obligation to…”

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We can't walk outside. We're petrified. If the governor of Illinois would call up, call me up, I would love to do it now. We're going to do it anyway. We have the right to do it, because I have an obligation to protect this country, and that includes Baltimore. I saw where Governor Moore was asking me to take a walk down the street of Baltimore. Well, Baltimore is a very unsafe place. (12:03–12:10)

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Asserts the right to intervene in Baltimore for protection purposes.

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