Markwayne Mullin: “The state of New York is a sanctuary state, and this is the kind of criminals that are running wild.”

“So all three of these thugs, Oscar, and the two individuals that stabbed the NYPD officer, all three of those individuals should have been deported years ago. But of course, The state of New York is a sanctuary state, and this is the kind of criminals that are running wild. Yeah. So I'm just asking about the tactics. I'm not defending the character of any of these gentlemen because obviously one of the reasons this has gotten so much attention is that Oscar Belgal's five year old son was in the backseat of the car.” (03:13–03:18)

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