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Ron DeSantis: “Would you want them [detainees] in the mainland of the…”

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Published | Video Starts at 33:10

They're like, yeah, you know, this is not what we've been told that it is. It's a very secure environment. Would you want them [detainees] in the mainland of the United States? No. For a variety of reasons. So you were able to do it. So what I saw is I saw a lot of people doing their duty. (33:10)

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Asserts opposition to housing Guantanamo detainees in the U.S. mainland.

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