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Kristi Noem: “Under the previous administration, when Joe Biden was the…”

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 23:08

There were days in there where we had less than 200 encounters a day, which is absolutely remarkable. And again, that is the lowest number of encounters at the border in this nation's history. Under the previous administration, when Joe Biden was the president of the United States, US Border, Customs and Border Protection was at times encountering over 15,000 people per day. This astonishing turnaround is a testament to the resolve and to the leadership of President Trump to make America safe and to the incredible work of the men and women of the Department of Homeland Security. (23:08–23:20)

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Asserts that under Biden, border encounters were over 15,000 people per day at times.

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