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Tony Wied: “Our border is completely under siege right now, with drugs…”

Featuring: Tony Wied, Republican | U.S. House Wisconsin, District 8

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8th Congressional District Republican primary debate

Published | Video Starts at 00:31

And that is what has got me off the sidelines. We see the chaos and the total dysfunction in Washington. Our border is completely under siege right now, with drugs and criminals just coming in unchecked. We see inflation rampant. They say it's 20%, but I'm hearing figures of 30, 40, and I see even 50% increases of prices for regular everyday goods in the grocery store. (00:31–03:23)

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Asserts that the U.S. border is under siege with unchecked entry of drugs and criminals.

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