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Kristi Noem: “President Trump prioritizing having a secure border has cut…”

Featuring: Kristi Noem, Republican | Secretary of Homeland Security, Former Governor of South Dakota | National

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Senator Josh Hawley's Exchange with DHS Secretary Kristi Noem | 03.03.26

Published | Video Starts at 02:46

How has what's happened at the border, the effective closing of the border to crime and illegals, how's that affected the flow of. Of drugs into our country? Senator, with. With President Trump prioritizing having a secure border has cut the flow of fentanyl into this country by 56% over that border. Also because of the interdiction efforts that we've had between the Coast Guard being out there on Operation River Wall, but also under maritime waters doing interdiction there as well. (02:46–02:56)

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Asserts that border security measures have reduced fentanyl flow by 56%.

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