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Troy Nehls: “We gotta put a bed sheet ― a big bed sheet ― over the Statue of Liberty.”

On the recordJuly 1, 2026
We gotta put a bed sheet ― a big bed sheet ― over the Statue of Liberty.
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Troy Nehls
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Proposing a moratorium on immigration.

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