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Karoline Leavitt Explains Why President Trump Will Visit 'Alligator Alcatraz'
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2 days ago
At a White House press briefing on Monday, Press Sec. Karoline Leavitt was asked about "Alligator Alcatraz."
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He wants to respond to it. Go ahead.
00:02
Thanks, Carolyn. You mentioned the dangerous wildlife at the Alligator Alcatraz.
00:06
Is that a design feature? Why is the President going with his mega bill in such a precarious position in the Senate?
00:13
And then also, can you talk about the CBO estimate that it would add about $11 million uninsured?
00:20
Well, look, when you have illegal murderers and rapists and heinous criminals in a detention facility surrounded by alligators,
00:27
yes, I do think that's a deterrent for them to try to escape.
00:30
We do know that some of these illegal criminals have escaped from other detention facilities,
00:34
like one in New Jersey, which I know was recently reported on.
00:37
So, of course, we want to keep the American people safe, and we want to remove these public safety threats from our streets,
00:43
and we want to effectively detain them as best as we can.
00:46
As for why the President is going, I think his trip to this detention facility actually underscores the need to pass the one big, beautiful bill,
00:53
because we need more detention facilities across the country.
00:56
The last administration let in nearly 20 million illegal people from all over the world,
01:03
and this administration is focused on arresting and detaining them.
01:06
But in comparison to that 20 million illegal criminal population in our country,
01:11
we only have 7,000 ICE agents in the interior who are doing this very important work.
01:16
And so we obviously need more personnel, we need more resources, and that's why we need to pass the one big, beautiful bill.
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On the CBO's tab.
01:23
Go ahead.
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