WEBVTT - Examining Donald Trump's Race Relations: Insights from Real Estate Developer Don Peebles

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<v Speaker 3>So you're a real estate developer and you've done a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of stuff in New York, right, that would lend

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<v Speaker 3>me to believe that you may know another real estate

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<v Speaker 3>developer that has done a lot of stuff in New York

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<v Speaker 3>named Donald Trump. I'm assuming you know him, right?

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<v Speaker 1>Yes? Okay? What is he racist? What's your take?

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<v Speaker 3>Like, what's your personal what is your personal opinion on

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<v Speaker 3>Donald Trump? Because the things that we see are disturbing

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of times, right, But I'm always interested to

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<v Speaker 3>know what people that actually know somebody, what their thought

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<v Speaker 3>process on that person is I don't.

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<v Speaker 4>Think that Donald Trump is any more racist than Joe Biden.

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<v Speaker 4>And fact, I think his policies have been less oppressive

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<v Speaker 4>to our people than Biden's. For example, in nineteen ninety

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<v Speaker 4>four Crime Bill, I just can't get over that. I think,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, Senator than Senator Biden advocated for that, and

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<v Speaker 4>then before that the nineteen eighty six mandatory sentencing that

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<v Speaker 4>led to the mass incarceration of primarily black men.

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<v Speaker 1>So I don't think.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, I've got a very cordial and friendly relationship

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<v Speaker 4>with Lald Trump.

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<v Speaker 1>He's done nothing but treat me with respect.

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<v Speaker 4>He has never said anything contrary or negative about you know,

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<v Speaker 4>black Americans.

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<v Speaker 1>To me, the only thing he.

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<v Speaker 4>Is ever when the topic of black Americans comes up,

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<v Speaker 4>it's a question from him, how can he be more

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<v Speaker 4>supportive of black entrepreneurs and what can he do to

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<v Speaker 4>get black voters to take a closer look at him

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<v Speaker 4>and his candidacy. And I've told him, I think it's

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<v Speaker 4>got to be running through economic opportunity. So no, I

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<v Speaker 4>don't think that, you know, he's a racist. I do

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<v Speaker 4>think that how people approach race in America has evolved

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<v Speaker 4>over time. I mean when I was in high school.

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<v Speaker 4>Just to give you a perspective, I went to my

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<v Speaker 4>last few years of high schools. I was a page

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<v Speaker 4>for the House of Representatives. I went to school from

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<v Speaker 4>six in the morning of ten thirty and the top

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<v Speaker 4>four of the Library of Congress and went across the

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<v Speaker 4>street to the US Capital work And I did that

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<v Speaker 4>for two Yearshigh school. My last few years, we used

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<v Speaker 4>to have visiting senators and congressmen. Every week they'd come

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<v Speaker 4>and speak to the school. So one time it was

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<v Speaker 4>Robert Burr. He was a majority leader of the United

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<v Speaker 4>States Senate, a Democrat, and so we all would do

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<v Speaker 4>research on who's coming that week, and so we could

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<v Speaker 4>ask him in tell a new questions. Well, Robert Burr,

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<v Speaker 4>but was a former ku Kux Klan member. He was

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<v Speaker 4>a member of the ku Klux clan in West Virginia,

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<v Speaker 4>and he had become the majority leader of the United

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<v Speaker 4>States Senate. And his response to that was, back then

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<v Speaker 4>that was what people did you know in West Virginia.

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<v Speaker 4>They joined the Kukluff plan. I found that to be

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, I don't think anybody disputes it. That's a

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<v Speaker 4>very racist organization. But he became the leader of the

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<v Speaker 4>US Senate and did that through the nineteen eighties, so people,

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<v Speaker 4>if the party lets him revolve, I just don't understand

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<v Speaker 4>what this hang up is with Donald Trump.

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<v Speaker 1>We should be looking at.

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<v Speaker 4>Donald Trump as a president who's pro business. What will

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<v Speaker 4>he do to provide economic opportunities for African Americans. His

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<v Speaker 4>view of America and his view of US is dated.

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<v Speaker 4>He's almost eighty years old, so his perspective is a

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<v Speaker 4>little different and or a lot different, say than others.

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<v Speaker 4>But I don't think that he's an outright racist. I

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<v Speaker 4>think that he is, you know, somebody that if he wins,

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<v Speaker 4>his president that we're going to need to do business with.

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<v Speaker 4>And we ought to be getting him to talk about

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<v Speaker 4>his policies before a vote, so you can have him

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<v Speaker 4>on We can have him on record as a candidate

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<v Speaker 4>saying what he will do had he should he win.

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<v Speaker 4>And I think he has a good chance of winning

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<v Speaker 4>and being president again. And I think that, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>it's important for us that we get to be able

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<v Speaker 4>to have our agenda moved forward and not put it

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<v Speaker 4>on hold just because as a Republican president, I mean

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<v Speaker 4>before nineteen sixty, before John Kennedy, Black voters were Republican.

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<v Speaker 4>Martin Luther King Sr. Was a Republican and the first

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<v Speaker 4>Democrat he ever endorsed with John Kennedy.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I do have to.

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<v Speaker 5>Have a little bit of pushback. So he does not

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<v Speaker 5>want to say sorry for what happened with the Central

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<v Speaker 5>Park five. His father historically was discriminatory and who he

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<v Speaker 5>will let rent police community for black and brown lives

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<v Speaker 5>that are taken by police. Now I agree him and

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<v Speaker 5>Joe are probably on par but is it fair to

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<v Speaker 5>say that he's not a racist at all when he's

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<v Speaker 5>clearly I mean, he started the whole He took the

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<v Speaker 5>tea party to the next level with MAGA, which I

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<v Speaker 5>think is inflammatory, say the least. So are you said that,

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<v Speaker 5>Do you think that equally racist or Trump isn't racist

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<v Speaker 5>at all?

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<v Speaker 4>Well, I mean, first of all, I mean, look, the

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<v Speaker 4>last thing I want to do is be, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>Donald Trump's advocate. But let me I want to say

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<v Speaker 4>a couple of things. One the Central Park five, Donald

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<v Speaker 4>Trump had no impact on the outcome of that case.

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<v Speaker 4>Those young men were try arrested for a Heina's crime,

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<v Speaker 4>tried and convicted in an unfair criminal justice system. But

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<v Speaker 4>up until that point, the perception was that that was

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<v Speaker 4>a fair system and they were convicted, and then Trump

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<v Speaker 4>advocated for the death penalty for a Heina's crime that

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<v Speaker 4>people were convicted of.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I don't believe in the I don't believe.

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<v Speaker 4>In the death penalty because for the very fact that

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<v Speaker 4>had those young men been executed, that they could not

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<v Speaker 4>have been released and a mistake made and it cost

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<v Speaker 4>him their lives. So I think he was wrong to

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<v Speaker 4>advocate for the death penalty. But Joe Biden, with a

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<v Speaker 4>nineteen ninety four crime build in the nineteen eighty six

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<v Speaker 4>manatory sentence in Guideline, is responsible for five hundred thousand

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<v Speaker 4>plus young black men incarcerated and their lives ruined. So

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<v Speaker 4>I think that that and he actually was a champion

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<v Speaker 4>of the laws that created that mass incarcegration. So I

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<v Speaker 4>think that is a very different thing rhetoric versus actual

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<v Speaker 4>action with regards to you know, what people's fathers do.

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<v Speaker 4>That I mean, so we could eliminate most white Americans

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<v Speaker 4>in this country if we help them accountable for what

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<v Speaker 4>their parents have done. By the way, Joe Biden is

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<v Speaker 4>yet to apologize for the nineteen ninety four crime build

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<v Speaker 4>he got percent that he should have and and he didn't.

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<v Speaker 4>And uh, and so I think that you know so,

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<v Speaker 4>and look, I think that yeah. I mean, I think

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<v Speaker 4>some of his police policies are are wrong and they

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<v Speaker 4>are oppressive to our young people. But a part of

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<v Speaker 4>why our young people are even involved in the criminal

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<v Speaker 4>justice system is this lack of opportunity. This country has

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<v Speaker 4>deserted us when it comes to economic opportunity, and we've

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<v Speaker 4>got to do whatever is necessary to bring economic opportunity

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<v Speaker 4>and educational opportunity to our young people. What you all

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<v Speaker 4>are doing in terms of financial literacy to our people

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<v Speaker 4>is one of the greatest services that you can do

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<v Speaker 4>for Black Americans, educating our people about economic policy. This

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<v Speaker 4>is a democracy, but it's a capitalistic democracy, and our

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<v Speaker 4>democracy rest on the pillars of capitalism. So if we're

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<v Speaker 4>outside of capitalism, we really aren't even participants in our democracy.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think that's got to be our issue.

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<v Speaker 4>And so I mean, do we want to alienate and

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<v Speaker 4>not want to do business with Trump if he wins,

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<v Speaker 4>If he loses, you move on, and we do business

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<v Speaker 4>with Harris. And we've got to hold her accountable. But

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<v Speaker 4>if she thinks she's got us all to herself. She's

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<v Speaker 4>focusing on the other persuadables, if you will. We need

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<v Speaker 4>her to focus on an economic agenda for our people.

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<v Speaker 4>And she has some issues with regards to incarcerating black men,

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<v Speaker 4>a smaller number, by the way, it's been way overstated,

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<v Speaker 4>but in terms of like putting young black men in

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<v Speaker 4>jail for you know, you know, marijuana possession, non violent

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<v Speaker 4>you know issues here people that the Republicans have been

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<v Speaker 4>saying it's tens of thousands. It's less than two thousand,

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<v Speaker 4>but I mean, and then of those who went to jail,

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<v Speaker 4>it's about twenty percent.

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<v Speaker 1>So all wrong, but not in the magnitude.

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<v Speaker 4>But I think we need everybody to compete for our vote,

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<v Speaker 4>just like everybody else does.

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<v Speaker 1>I agree. You can't.

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<v Speaker 3>You can't be emotional. I agree with you. You can't

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<v Speaker 3>be emotional in business and in politics. And like you said,

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, if racism was a was a disqualifying factor,

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<v Speaker 3>and we wouldn't even we would never even have a

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<v Speaker 3>president other than Barack Obama for the most part. Right,

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<v Speaker 3>So right, yeah, you got to take emotion out of it,

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<v Speaker 3>and you have to deal with people and have to

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<v Speaker 3>hold every single person accountable and You can't get caught

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<v Speaker 3>up in emotions just because you like one person or

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<v Speaker 3>you dislike another person. That's vitally important.

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<v Speaker 1>I think an.

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<v Speaker 6>Illegal alien from Guatemala charged with raping a child in Massachusetts.

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<v Speaker 6>An MS thirteen gang member from Al Salvador accused of

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<v Speaker 6>murdering a Texas man of Venezuelan charged with filming and

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<v Speaker 6>selling child pornography in Michigan. These are just some of

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<v Speaker 6>the heinous migrant criminals caught because of President Donald J.

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<v Speaker 6>Trump's leadership. I'm Christy nom the United States Secretary of

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<v Speaker 6>Homeland Security. Under President Trump, attempted illegal border crossings are

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<v Speaker 6>at the lowest levels ever recorded, and over one hundred

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<v Speaker 6>thousand illegal aliens have been arrested. If you are here illegally,

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<v Speaker 6>your next you will be fined nearly one thousand dollars

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