The only way to secure the border is if Congress passed new legislation. Now, I was there this year when Trump gave his State of the Union address, and it was after Border crossings with Trump being sworn into office had dropped more than 99%. And Trump, my favorite line from his whole State of the Union address is, he said, it turns out we didn't need new legislation, we just needed a new president. (19:08–19:16)
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Asserts that border crossings decreased by over 99% after Trump took office.
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