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Donald Trump: “This should have been done by all of the presidents that preceded me and they all know it. Some of them have told me…”

On the recordJanuary 6, 2019
This should have been done by all of the presidents that preceded me and they all know it. Some of them have told me, that we should have done it.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Trump claims that former presidents have told him that building the wall should have been done by them.

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