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Troy Nehls: We gotta put a bedsheet ― a big bedsheet ― over the Statue of Liberty,” he said. “She’s gotta go to sleep for a while…

On the recordJuly 2, 2026
We gotta put a bedsheet ― a big bedsheet ― over the Statue of Liberty,” he said. “She’s gotta go to sleep for a while ’cause we’re not letting anybody in anymore.
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Troy Nehls
Republican · Texas

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Comment on immigration and the Statue of Liberty.

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