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Markwayne Mullin: “We went from having tens of thousands a week, sometimes in a…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 26:36

I'm sure there are some gotaways because we're still building the wall to secure the border, but that number is extremely small. We went from having tens of thousands a week, sometimes in a day, to single digit numbers. but we aren't able to see that. That's why we're building the wall. That's why President Trump has made it a priority to get the wall built. (26:36–26:45)

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Asserts a reduction in the number of people crossing the border from tens of thousands to single digits.

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