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On the recordFebruary 7, 2017
Look, I wanted to wait a week, even a month to roll this out, but the, you know, the information he was receiving from law enforcement agencies was that he needed to do this right away because of evil seeping in across the border.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

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Trump claims he was advised by law enforcement to implement the travel ban immediately due to urgent security concerns, contradicting previous statements about the timing of the ban's rollout.

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