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Eric Schmitt: “Democrats don't think that as a sovereign country, we should…”

Featuring: Eric Schmitt, Republican | U.S. Senate, Missouri

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Senator Schmitt Joins Fox News to Discuss Day 40 of Democrats' Blockade of DHS Funding

Published | Video Starts at 02:30

I mean, this is hostage taking. And again, Laura, I think that, again, people need to understand that the Democrats, at this point, it's in their DNA. They believe in open borders. They Democrats don't think that as a sovereign country, we should be able to deport anybody. They believe in these sanctuary jurisdictions that don't tell ICE agents when convicted rapists are being let out of prison. I don't know how we got here. (02:30–02:35)

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