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John James: “Joe Biden came on day one and repealed the things like…”

Featuring: John James, Republican | U.S. House, Michigan, District 10

Flashpoint: John James, Debbie Dingell talk partisan issues

Published April 7, 2024 | Video Starts at 16:38

We were taking out terrorists who did bad things to Americans and our allies. We moved the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, and we had the Abraham accords, we had a more secure border. And Joe Biden came on day one and repealed the things like remain in Mexico. And then you also had a president who helped boost our economy. And everybody felt better and they had the dollar moving farther. (16:38–16:43)

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Asserts that Joe Biden repealed policies such as the 'Remain in Mexico' policy on his first day in office.

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“There must be no daylight between [the alliance of] Israel and the United States.”
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“The right answer is to first secure our border and also to keep our promises to our allies.”
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“Being able to do both [secure the border and keep promises to allies] is great for our country domestically and on the global stage.”
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“Joe Biden has acted to make our border less secure 60 times since he's taken office.”
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“Twelve times Bill Clinton acted to secure the border, 19 times Obama acted to secure the border.”
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“That's 31 times out of the 66 times in my lifetime since 1981.”
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