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Donald Trump: “You don’t have to be very smart to know: You put up a barrier, the people come in, and that’s it.”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2019
You don’t have to be very smart to know: You put up a barrier, the people come in, and that’s it.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

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Arguing for the necessity of a border wall

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