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James Lankford: “They were demanding body worn cameras, which we were fine…”

Featuring: James Lankford, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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Lankford Joins Meet the Press

Published | Video Starts at 12:46

Well, if you're not legally present, you shouldn't be voting in America. But Democrats were demanding that ICE agents would not go to a polling place. They were demanding body worn cameras, which we were fine with and said, yes, absolutely, let's add funding for body worn cameras. Then they brought back language and said, well, the body worn cameras can only be, the footage can only be used to be able to prosecute agents. (12:46–12:54)

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Asserts that Democrats demanded body cameras for ICE, which Republicans agreed to fund.

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