John Thune: “Ten and a half million people [have come] across the border…”

“… are after the last four years of what I think is a very failed Biden Harris border policy. And I think there isn't anybody who objectively wouldn't agree with that. Ten and a half million people [have come] across the border illegally, including...members of terrorist organizations and criminal elements. and cartels, etc. Do you know they're members of terrorist organizations? Sure. Well, I'm saying they've been apprehended. We know that there are almost 300 that have been apprehended that are on the terrorist Watch list.” (13:10–13:22)

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