Karoline Leavitt: “With every drug boat that is taken out by this…”

“He also wants to see the end of illegal drugs being trafficked into the United States and taking the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans across our country. And he's thinking about that every day here at the White House With every drug boat that is taken out by this administration, we are saving thousands of lives by deterring those drugs and stopping those drugs from flowing into our country. You will all excuse me. You'll all hear excuse me. You will all see the president tonight. He'll be making remarks at the Congressional Christmas Ball, which will be taking place here at the White House.” (36:17–36:25)

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