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Ron Johnson: “Half the states have populations less than 5 million people.”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Sen. Ron Johnson on Why Republicans Must Win in 2024 | The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show

Published | Video Starts at 09:52

And then Joe Biden dedicated opening up the border, did so now it's about 5 million people is my best guess. 5 million people either encountered, processed and dispersed or come in as a known or unknown got away. Half the states have populations less than 5 million people. That's the extent of the problem. And what New York and these other cities are screaming about, it's just a fraction of the problem. (09:52–09:55)

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Asserts that half of U.S. states have populations under 5 million.

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