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Kristi Noem: “Terrorist, and he's not a US Citizen. He's a citizen of El…”

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

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Senate Appropriations Hearing on DHS Budget with Secretary Kristi Noem

Published | Video Starts at 1:13:01

Alarming to me. Because he's a human smuggler, Madam Secretary. I'm going to have to reclaim a. Terrorist, and he's not a US Citizen. He's a citizen of El Salvador and he's home. If he were to come back, Madam Secretary, we would take him immediately. All right, I'm going to have to. Madam Secretary, you should know a couple facts then. (1:13:01–1:13:07)

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Asserts that the individual is a terrorist and a citizen of El Salvador, not the U.S.

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