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J. D. Vance: “We've cut the number of border crossings from 1,500 a day to…”

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

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BREAKING NEWS JD Vance, Pete Hegseth, And Tulsi Gabbard Hold Press Briefing At U.S.-Mexico Border

Published | Video Starts at 01:16

And I will say that the most heartening message that I take away from my visit here at the Texas border is the number of Border Patrol agents who have come up to me and said thank you, or said, because of this, We've cut the number of border crossings from 1,500 a day to 30 a day. Or the people who have come up and said, we've seen a reduction in 85% of the number of people who are dying at the American southern border. (01:16–01:22)

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