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Toby Doeden: “A lot of the drug problems we've had fentanyl and God only…”

Featuring: Toby Doeden, Republican | Candidate for Governor of South Dakota

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KOTA's Political Pulse #16 - SD 2026 candidate for Gov. Toby Doeden

Published | Video Starts at 17:21

Shutting down the southern border, period. The drug epidemic in South Dakota has continued to get worse every year statistically, despite career politicians running every election cycle that they're going to fix it. A lot of the drug problems we've had fentanyl and God only knows what else has largely come through the southern border. So I 100%. The most excited thing, the best thing that Mr. Trump did for our country, for the, the safety of our kids, for the safety of America first, for the safety of every single American citizen, is shutting down the southern border, period. (17:21–17:28)

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Asserts that many drug issues in South Dakota, including fentanyl, are linked to the southern border.

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