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Tucker Carlson: “Screwworm is a flesh-eating parasite. It's devastating to…”

Featuring: Tucker Carlson, Conservative, Right-wing | Political Commentator, Former Fox News Host | National

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Tucker Carlson and Anna Kasparian Discuss Political Polarization, Media Influence, and U.S. Foreign Policy

Published | Video Starts at 12:43

And I haven't really seen it to the extent that Trump claimed he was going to help the working class in this country. Interesting. Yeah. Here's a revealing and unpleasant fact. Mexico is facing a dangerous outbreak of New World screwworm. Screwworm is a flesh-eating parasite. It's devastating to livestock and to humans. Despite this, the Department of Agriculture has reopened foreign livestock imports, including from Mexico. Does that sound weird, wrong to you? Does it sound revolting? Well, yeah. (12:43–12:49)

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