VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-30
“They call it ‘visa lottery,’ I just call it ‘lottery.’ But countries come in and they put names in a hopper,”
Donald Trump · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-30
Trump said during a bipartisan meeting with lawmakers at the White House in January 2018 that countries put names into a hopper for the visa lottery.
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