Trump announces 'Freedom Haulers' initiative to "get illegal alien truck drivers" off roads | FULL

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Backed by the White House and the U.S. Departments of Transportation, Veterans Affairs, War, and Labor, U.S. President Donald Trump has unveiled 'Freedom Haulers' – his administration’s latest initiative to “get illegal aliens” and “unqualified migrant truck drivers” off U.S. roadways and replace them with “highly qualified American veterans.” “We’ve already removed more than 24,000 non-English speakers from behind the wheel,” Trump said at a Thursday press conference. “We've also forced states to cancel more than 28,000 commercial driver's licenses unlawfully issued to illegal aliens,” he added. The Republican leader also said it will be as “easy as possible” for veterans who have experience driving heavy military vehicles — and are within two years of the end of their active-duty service — to obtain a commercial driver’s license, revealing they will even be “eligible to skip redundant road tests.” “The Trump administration wants safer roads and more jobs for the American veteran,”

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