Trump says mass deportations 'not a question of a price tag'

President-elect Donald Trump, who plans to transportation retired wide deportations erstwhile helium returns to the Oval Office, told NBC News that the effort is "not a question of a terms tag."

"It's not a question of a terms tag. It's not — really, we person nary choice. When radical person killed and murdered, erstwhile cause lords person destroyed countries, and present they’re going to spell backmost to those countries due to the fact that they’re not staying here. There is nary terms tag," Trump said erstwhile questioned astir his plan's cost, according to the outlet.

Prior to winning the election, Trump promised to initiate the "largest wide deportation" successful U.S. history.

Immigration was the second-most important contented to voters, according to the Fox News Voter Analysis, and Trump won 88% of voters who ranked it arsenic their apical issue.

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President-elect Donald Trump arrives for a run rally astatine Lancaster Airport connected Nov. 3, 2024 successful Lititz, Pennsylvania. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Now that helium has secured a decisive victory successful the 2024 White House contest, helium volition person the accidental to fulfill his pledge aft taking bureau adjacent year.

Trump earned an Electoral College blowout, shellacking Vice President Kamala Harris successful the statesmanlike race, winning states similar Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan that helium antecedently won successful 2016 but past mislaid successful 2020.

The president-elect has announced that his run manager, Susie Wiles, volition service arsenic his main of staff.

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Former President Donald Trump holds a run rally astatine the PPG Paints Arena connected Nov. 4, 2024 successful Pittsburgh. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

"Susie is tough, smart, innovative, and is universally admired and respected," helium said successful a statement. 

"It is simply a good deserved grant to person Susie arsenic the first-ever pistillate Chief of Staff successful United States history," Trump noted.

Trump has spoken to assorted satellite leaders since winning earlier this week.

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Susie Wiles speaks with erstwhile President Donald Trump aft helium was declared the victor during an predetermination nighttime ticker enactment astatine the Palm Beach County Convention Center successful West Palm Beach, Florida, successful the aboriginal hours of Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

He has besides spoken to President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.