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Ruben Gallego: “I believe it was only 50 miles and Mexico was supposed to…”

Featuring: Ruben Gallego, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Arizona

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Kari Lake vs. Ruben Gallego (In An Airport)

Published | Video Starts at 03:17

You do realize that President Trump was on the verge of finishing the border while he was doing it without support, right? We had. May I finish? No. Or do you just like to interrupt? $50. You just want to interrupt. I believe it was only 50 miles and Mexico was supposed to pay for it and he never did. Mexico helped us immensely with tens of thousands of soldiers. They did not pay for it, Ruben. So let's begin. Joe Biden, your hero, gave away $300 million in border wall materials, you know, for nothing. (03:17–03:22)

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Claims only 50 miles of border wall were built and Mexico did not pay for it.

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