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Mike DeWine: “Frankly, the Biden administration has not done a very good…”

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WATCH_ Gov. Mike DeWine speaks in Springfield, Ohio

Published September 16, 2024 | Video Starts at 33:18

The problem is on the illegal side, where we don't say as a country and make a decision, this person can come in or this group can come in, but where people just come in and it's been a mess. And Frankly, the Biden administration has not done a very good job in regard to the border. So when Donald Trump brings it up or when J.D. vance brings it up or a candidate for U.S. senate brings it up, it is a legitimate issue. (33:18–33:24)

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“We have taken action in regard to cameras.”
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“We have taken action into putting a large number of members of the highway patrol here.”
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“We are taking 36 members of the Ohio State Highway Patrol Field Force [to Springfield].”
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“They will sweep the building. They will do that every single day.”
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“Some of them are coming from one particular country.”
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“Our schools must remain open. They are going to remain open.”
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