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Kristi Noem: “Yes, I do. I think, by the way, they allowed people in and…”

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 1:19:51

Yes, because I know the people who were securing the border and they weren't allowed to do their job. Do you think they believe that vetting people at the border is racist? Yes, I do. I think, by the way, they allowed people in and granted them immediate parole status. Do you think that President Biden and some of my Democratic colleagues. I don't want to paint with too broad a brush, Madam Secretary. (1:19:51–1:19:56)

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Asserts that [President Biden and Democratic colleagues] allowed people in and granted them immediate parole status.

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