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Eric Hovde: “People with a criminal background. It's something to the…”

Featuring: Eric Hovde, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Eric Hovde, Ben Shapiro interview

Published | Video Starts at 13:47

13,800 former convicted murderers are in our country. 15,700 people that were convicted of sexual assault have been brought into our country. People with a criminal background. It's something to the tune of 350,000. So, look, every state is dealing with this. That's why President Trump was over in paradise on Saturday, pointing out that woman who was brutally raped by a venezuelan gang member. (13:47–13:54)

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