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John Cornyn: “The numbers have dropped dramatically down, I think about…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Discussion with Texas Senator John Cornyn on Terroristic Threats and Border Security

Published | Video Starts at 03:40

Well, it's been dramatic. We, we learned that we didn't need to pass any new wall is we just needed a new president who was actually committed to enforcing the law. And The numbers have dropped dramatically down, I think about 94% just since President Trump's been in office. But if I can point out one other thing you mentioned, Tick Tock, which is owned by a Chinese company. We know social media can be used also for propaganda purposes by our adversaries. (03:40–03:47)

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Claims a 94% drop in numbers [presumably illegal border crossings] since President Trump took office.

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