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Joe Lombardo: “I don't have a lot of confidence in the current situation of…”

Featuring: Joe Lombardo, Republican | Governor of Nevada

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IndyTalks: A conversation with Governor Joe Lombardo February 2025

Published | Video Starts at 56:07

And it's very important that we ensure that bad actors are not landing on our soil and intending to create harm into the future. I don't have a lot of confidence in the current situation of Afghani refugees and the vetting of those individuals because we've already experienced, even in the state of Nevada, some of those individuals coming into state and committed crimes. So it's important for the federal government to do their due diligence before it's thrust upon local states. All right, Sheriff, that'll have to be the last word. (56:07–56:22)

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