John Thune: “Democrats voted to defund the DHS arm that investigates…”

“They voted to defund deportation of criminal legal aliens, individuals guilty of things like murder, assault and sexual crimes against minors. They voted to defund drug interdiction. They Democrats voted to defund the DHS arm that investigates transnational criminal organizations, narcotic smuggling and human traffickers. They voted to defund border security. That's right, Mr. President. Democrats voted to defund U.S. border Patrol. Apparently the Biden administration, with its four years of record breaking illegal immigration, was not an anomaly.” (02:39–02:49)

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