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Ron DeSantis: “They're being allowed to come in to our country. They got…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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I'm like, what are you doing? They're like, well, we're repairing. And I'm like, what happened? Cartels can cut through. I mean, these are big steel beams and they're cutting through, and yet They're being allowed to come in to our country. They got backpacks on with fentanyl and all this stuff. So in those situations, yes, we will have deadly force authorized. Would you send missiles into Mexico? We would use all available. The tactics, I think, are. Can be debated. (29:21–29:27)

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Asserts that individuals with fentanyl are allowed into the U.S.

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