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Joe Kent: “That's going to stop the flow of fentanyl that's killing…”

Featuring: Joe Kent, Far-right, America First | Former Candidate, U.S. House Washington, District 3

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Know Your Candidates 2024: Joe Kent, U.S. Congress, Washington District 3

Published | Video Starts at 05:40

Many Middle Eastern countries, countries in Europe, while our border is wide open, get our military down there, finish and build the wall, make sure our country is actually secure. That's going to stop the flow of fentanyl that's killing 130,000 Americans every single year. And then we need to have an immigration policy that actually supports and benefits the American people. If people came here illegally, they've got to go home. (05:40–05:45)

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Asserts that building a wall will stop fentanyl deaths, claimed to be 130,000 annually.

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