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J. D. Vance: “Somali fraudsters, many of whom were illegal immigrants…”

Featuring: J. D. Vance, Republican | Vice President of the United States | National

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JD Vance torches Democrats' failed policies as Trump stacks wins

Published | Video Starts at 14:10

And so we've got a program there to help those special needs kids to make it easier for their families. What was happening is that Somali fraudsters, many of whom were illegal immigrants, shouldn't have been in this country to begin with. You had Somali fraudsters who were saying that their kids were autistic even though they weren't. They were collecting a fat check from all of you and they were getting rich from it. (14:10–14:16)

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Asserts that Somali fraudsters, who are illegal immigrants, are exploiting U.S. systems.

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