AUGUST 15, 2015 – In a wide-ranging Sunday exclusive interview, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump tells “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd that, as president, he would rescind President Obama’s executive orders on immigration and deport all undocumented immigrants.
“The executive order gets rescinded,” says Trump. “We’re going to keep the families together, but they have to go.”
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Todd’s extensive sit-down interview with Donald Trump tomorrow on “Meet the Press.” The full 40-minute conversation will be available online on MeetThePressNBC.com.
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DONALD TRUMP: THE EXECUTIVE ORDER GETS RESCINDED. ONE GOOD THING ABOUT –
CHUCK TODD: YOU’LL RESCIND THAT ONE TOO –
DONALD TRUMP: ONE GOOD THING…
CHUCK TODD: YOU’LL RESCIND THE DREAM ACT EXECUTIVE ORDER AND DACA?
DONALD TRUMP: WE’RE GONNA HAVE TO. WE HAVE TO MAKE A WHOLE NEW SET OF STANDARDS. AND WHEN PEOPLE COME IN –
CHUCK TODD: SO YOU’RE GOING TO SPLIT UP FAMILIES? YOU’RE GOING TO DEPORT CHILDREN?
DONALD TRUMP: CHUCK, NO, NO. WE’RE GOING TO KEEP THE FAMILIES TOGETHER. WE HAVE TO KEEP THE FAMILIES TOGETHER, BUT THEY HAVE TO GO.
CHUCK TODD: WHAT IF THEY HAVE NO PLACE TO GO?
DONALD TRUMP: WE WILL WORK WITH THEM. THEY HAVE TO GO. CHUCK, WE EITHER HAVE A COUNTRY OR WE DON’T HAVE A COUNTRY.
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