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On Saturday, former President Donald Trump held a community roundtable in Detroit, Michigan with Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL).

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00:00When we talk about this, we have a lot of dollars in the black community, and they don't keep it.
00:05I think one of the biggest problems that I see is the crime. They have to stop the crime.
00:09If they stop the crime, you're going to see more and more stores sprout, and we're losing them.
00:14And other communities, too, where there's crime, you see empty stores, you see them all.
00:19They see big stores they moved in 10 years ago, they spent millions of dollars to build it, and now they're leaving.
00:24And these are not necessarily black communities. In many cases, they're not at all.
00:30But where there's crime, there's empty stores that don't keep the money.
00:33So I think the biggest thing we can do is stop the crime. We're going to stop the crime.
00:37We have to let people feel free and be able to walk outside and not even think about being mugged or hit or shot or anything.
00:48And, you know, one of these things, I see the love in this church. It's just incredible what you've done.
00:54You've done an incredible job. I would like to ask you if you could file out with a prayer.
00:58Is that okay? I don't want to get you by surprise here, because this was not...
01:02But I've heard so much about you and so many great things, and it's such an honor to be here.
01:07It's such an incredible honor. And with so many of my friends that are political leaders and are really going places,
01:13and he is on the list, by the way, and I don't know if he's going to make it, but he's on the list of a few people, right?
01:19Not too many people. Would you like to be the MVP?
01:27Hey, one day he may be a good one, too.
01:29But I'd love to ask you to finish off with a prayer. Does that make sense?
01:33I would love to pray. Thank you very much.
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