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Greg Abbott: “Before President Trump took the presidency for a second time, we led to a decrease of fentanyl deaths by more…”

Featuring: Greg Abbott, Republican | Governor of Texas

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Together with Operation Lone Star, we were able to achieve an 85% reduction in illegal immigration into the state of Texas. Before President Trump took the presidency for a second time, we led to a decrease of fentanyl deaths by more than 40%. And in, or let's say because of all the efforts that all of us put in, I spent time telling and working with members of the United States Congress, as well as the Trump administration about what Texas was able to do. (08:27–08:39)

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Asserts that Texas decreased fentanyl deaths by more than 40% before Trump's second presidency.

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