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Matt Gaetz: “It used to be 90% of the cocaine that came into the country…”

Featuring: Matt Gaetz, Republican | Former U.S. House, Florida's 1st District

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The Anchormen Show Episode 85 - #WalkAway w/ Brandon Straka

Published | Video Starts at 40:38

Well, when you shut down the border, then they start hitting the Gulf because that, you know, It used to be 90% of the cocaine that came into the country came through the Florida Straits. Well, now that is being reopened because of this. It's a push and a pull. I think it's strategic that you close the border. You go after the Venezuelan launch point, you're start. (40:38–40:43)

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Asserts that historically, 90% of cocaine entered the U.S. through the Florida Straits.

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