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Donald Trump: “If we don't get rid of these loopholes where killers are allowed to come into our country and continue to kill gang…”

On the recordFebruary 5, 2018
If we don't get rid of these loopholes where killers are allowed to come into our country and continue to kill gang members... let's have a shutdown, we'll do a shutdown and it's worth it for our country.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

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President Trump discusses the possibility of a government shutdown over immigration law changes.

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