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Ron DeSantis: “Joe Biden opened the border back in 2021.”

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Governor DeSantis Highlights Florida’s Progress in Reducing Opioid Overdose Deaths

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We are, and we've been actually right here in the past talking about efforts that we've undertaken to combat opioid overdose, fentanyl overdose, and the infiltration of drugs in our community. And we've taken a full spectrum approach to this. You remember when Joe Biden opened the border back in 2021. I was the first one to send state law enforcement to help, including National Guard, to help Texas manage that problem. And we had a good impact, but without the federal government's help, it was obviously inadequate. (00:50–00:53)

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Asserts that President Joe Biden opened the U.S. border in 2021.

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