Ron Johnson: “President Trump was able to secure the border in his first…”

“And I do want to point out to your audience, remember how the Democrats kept saying, oh, we need to pass a piece of legislation? We'd have been happy to strengthen the president's ability to secure the border. But let's face it, President Trump was able to secure the border in his first term. He had the authority. President Biden used that authority to open it up. He started using it to start closing it down when it became a political liability.” (04:31–04:35)

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