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Kristi Noem: “The President specifically recognized that black gets hotter…”

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

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DHS Secretary Noem gives update on the mission to fulfill Trump's border agenda

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It's specifically going to be on structure that looks like this, that's made out of steel. And it is to protect the infrastructure from wear and tear and erosion that would occur. But also it is because The President specifically recognized that black gets hotter in this weather and in this heat and in this sun and that when you touch something that's hot during these kinds of temperatures, it's very difficult to climb it, very difficult to cut it. To handle it. And he wants to make it as difficult as possible for individuals who are trying to break our laws. (10:00–10:14)

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Asserts that the President recognized the difficulty of climbing or cutting hot black structures.

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