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Kristi Noem: I have never met a family that ever said, oh, I wish you would have left that rapist free.

On the recordJanuary 18, 2026
I have never met a family that ever said, oh, I wish you would have left that rapist free.
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Kristi Noem
Republican · South Dakota

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On the impact of immigration enforcement.

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