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Tony Wied: “President Trump was very clear throughout the campaign…”

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

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Capital City Sunday_ Tony Wied on President Trump's executive orders and Laken Riley Act

Published | Video Starts at 05:20

Some of those ending birthright citizenship, pausing all refugee admissions into the United States and restricting federal funds from sanctuary cities. What are your thoughts on some of those actions … President Trump was very clear throughout the campaign... that the border was a very big issue. … of having an open, wide open border was, you know, the criminality and the drugs and all of the issues. So President Trump was very clear. (05:20–05:30)

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Asserts that President Trump emphasized border security as a major issue during his campaign.

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