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Donald Trump: “I don't want to say when, but it's going to happen. Has to happen. Or we're not going to have a country left.”

On the recordJanuary 19, 2025
I don't want to say when, but it's going to happen. Has to happen. Or we're not going to have a country left.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Trump discusses the necessity of ICE raids in major cities.

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