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Karoline Leavitt: “More than 80% of Americans favor deporting illegal aliens…”

Featuring: Karoline Leavitt, Republican | White House Press Secretary | National

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Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Jan. 26, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 07:41

You wouldn't know this continues to be a very popular policy position from the biased media coverage over the course of the last few days, but polling shows huge support for this exact thing President Trump is calling for. More than 80% of Americans favor deporting illegal aliens convicted of violent crimes. A country unable to deport criminals who enter it illegally is no country at all. The open borders agenda of Kamala Harris, Tim Walls and the Democrats was already on the ballot on November 5, 2024, and it was resoundingly rejected. (07:41–07:48)

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Asserts that over 80% of Americans support deporting illegal aliens convicted of violent crimes.

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