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Markwayne Mullin: “18 months ago, most American people didn't even know about…”

Featuring: Markwayne Mullin, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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'ICE has been demonized...': DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin at Police Week event

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And yet, for some reason, ICE has been demonized. And I walked in as secretary of DHS, but also walked into an agency that 18 months ago, most American people didn't even know about [ICE]. And all they knew that you guys might exist, but they really didn't know because he wasn't on the TV all the time. And I know morale has taken a absolute tank. (00:00–00:04)

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Asserts that ICE was largely unknown to the American public 18 months ago.

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