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John Thune: “They want to defund ICE.”

Featuring: John Thune, Republican | Senate Majority Leader, South Dakota

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Leader Thune Joins Sandra Smith on Fox News

Published | Video Starts at 05:37

I think it's going to be very hard to defend, Sandra, because you're talking about it's not just dhs. They want to defund ICE. But you know, you've also got, as I said, the Coast Guard, fema, Federal Emergency Management Agency, which is with all these disasters and weather related disasters going on around the country, going to be really important. (05:37–05:40)

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Asserts that Democrats aim to defund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

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