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Karoline Leavitt Discusses President Trump's Policies and International Relations

Published July 18, 2025 | Video Starts at 00:05

… the president does want to see incarcerated there if it were to become well, this was an idea of the president. He spoke about it in May, and he directed The President...directed his administration to review a reopening plan for Alcatraz if it is possible. which is why the attorney general and the secretary of interior have traveled there today. They are touring the site. (00:05–39:55)

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