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Mike Rounds: “He [the President] wants it to stop. He thinks it's wrong.”

Featuring: Mike Rounds, Republican | U.S. Senate South Dakota

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Interview with Senator Mike Rounds on Trump Nominations, Tariffs, and Ukraine Peace Talks

Published | Video Starts at 00:22

And what he has seen at the southern border, he's frustrated with. He doesn't, like, see people suffering. He's seen what's happened as these migrants have come north. He [the President] wants it to stop. He thinks it's wrong. And he thinks that by suggesting these tariffs right now, he's going to get the attention of the leaders in the other countries. (00:22–04:23)

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Asserts that the President wants to stop the suffering at the southern border and believes it is wrong.

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