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Glenn Grothman: I know the Border Patrol down there was so frustrated hearing politicians call this a manufactured crisis, because they…

On the recordJuly 9, 2019
I know the Border Patrol down there was so frustrated hearing politicians call this a manufactured crisis, because they lived the crisis every day and they knew it wasn't manufactured.
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Glenn Grothman
Republican · Wisconsin

Editor's note · Context

Grothman highlights the frustration of Border Patrol agents regarding the portrayal of the border situation.

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