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Mark Kelly: “Donald Trump specifically told my Senate colleagues that…”

Featuring: Mark Kelly, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Arizona

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Sen. Mark Kelly says when Trump is "done and gone," Senate GOP will support immigration bill

Published | Video Starts at 01:24

Border crossings on the Arizona border are down substantially. She's been focused on this issue where the former president is trying to undermine our border security. I mean, he Donald Trump specifically told my Senate colleagues that they could not support this [border security] bill. because he wanted to have this issue for the election. I've never seen anything like this before, you know, my three and a half years in the United States Senate. (01:24–01:34)

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Asserts that Donald Trump instructed Senate Republicans not to support a border security bill.

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