President-elect Donald Trump affirmed Thursday that border security will be his top concern when he assumes office in January, regardless of the cost. NY Post Politics Reporter Ryan King shares this story.
“It’s not a question of a price tag,” the 78-year-old told NBC News in his first interview since media outlets projected him to be the 47th president early Wednesday. “It’s not — really, we have no choice.”
“When people have killed and murdered, when drug lords have destroyed countries — and now they’re going to go back to those countries because they’re not staying here,” Trump added. “There is no price tag.”
Throughout his campaign, Trump vowed to round up and remove millions of illegal immigrants residing within the US, teasing plans for “largest deportation effort in American history.”
In an interview with The Post last month, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) estimated that 4.5 million illegal aliens will be “first priority” for removal.
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