Greg Abbott: “There was a refugee who came into the United States, into…”

“There's only a few of them, like Somalia, like Syria, like, like Yemen, like Iraq. Another example that occurred earlier this year, There was a refugee who came into the United States, into Texas, to Houston, Texas, and he's the one who was arrested earlier this year for plotting to blow up a huge mall in Houston, Texas. Listen, this is something we can figure out. This is something we should be on top of. It is insanity that the United States of America will not safeguard our people by bringing in people from terrorist sponsored nations.” (01:37–01:48)

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