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Donald Trump: “When I took office, we inherited the worst border in American history. And now we have the strongest border in…”

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

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President Trump Participates in a Site Visit, Oct. 1, 2026

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No tax on Social Security for our great seniors. And we did something. We made interest payments on auto loans. Fully tax deductible. First time it's ever happened. It's having a huge impact. So When I took office, we inherited the worst border in American history. And now we have the strongest border in our country's history. And for the last 17 months, as I said, zero illegal immigrants have crossed into our country. Who would have thought? So every single Democrat in Congress voted against our massive tax cuts. (58:15–58:22)

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Asserts that the U.S. border was the worst in history when he took office and is now the strongest.

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