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Ken Paxton: “Trump was the first president to use the force of our…”

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Tucker Carlson Interviews Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Immigration, Cartels, and Political Challenges

Published | Video Starts at 00:35

I mean, I went through, I've been in politics since Bush was in office, and I've seen how Republicans and Democrats have dealt with immigration. They have not dealt with effectively because they have not enforced federal law. Trump was the first president to use the force of our federal laws, which are good and designed to protect us. Whether it was remain in Mexico or whether it was title 42 or it was stopping catch and release, basic common sense things like building a wall. Those things work. (00:35–00:42)

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Asserts that Trump was the first president to effectively enforce federal immigration laws.

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