Fox News White House Correspondent Clash With Press Secretary
Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy directly questioned White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday, asking how long Vice President Kamala Harris has believed that President Joe Biden has mishandled the border crisis.
Doocy pressed Jean-Pierre on Harris’ campaign promise to increase the number of border agents to curb the flow of migrants illegally entering the United States.
The vice president, who was appointed by President Biden in March 2021 to address the “root causes” of migration in Mexico and the Northern Triangle countries, has shifted her stance on illegal immigration multiple times during her tenure in the administration and as a U.S. senator.
“How long have you guys known that Vice President Kamala Harris does not think President Biden is doing a good job at the border?” Doocy asked, followed by Jean-Pierre asking him to repeat the question. “Well, she’s now promising to hire thousands more border agents than there are now under President Biden.”
Jean-Pierre responded by accusing Doocy of misinterpreting Harris’ stance and blamed congressional Republicans and Republican nominee Donald Trump for “getting in the way” of efforts to increase the number of agents at the U.S.-Mexico border.
“The president does want more Border Patrol agents,” Jean-Pierre said. “You know who’s getting in the way? Republicans in Congress. They’re getting in the way. You know who else is getting in the way? The former president, Donald Trump. He’s getting in the way. I mean, there’s no daylight here. I’m not getting the question because there’s no daylight. The president believes that as well and he’s worked toward doing that.”
DOOCY: "How long have you guys know that Vice President Harris does not think President Biden is doing a good job at the border?"pic.twitter.com/ahfS4c9qnU
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Jean-Pierre referred to the Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, which was designed to allocate funds for hiring additional Border Patrol agents and immigration judges to speed up the immigration process.
The legislation also aimed to remove foreign nationals who entered the U.S. illegally if the average number of entrants exceeded 5,000 per day over the course of a week.
Holy Sh*t Trump just brought the National Border Patrol Council President on stage and he RIPPED ‘border czar’ Kamala Harris
“I gave her all the policies she needed and she refused to implement them. She does not care about you — he does!” pic.twitter.com/7G2S2asM7Q
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Senate Republicans halted the progress of the bill with a 49-50 vote on February 7. House Speaker Mike Johnson cautioned that the legislation would be “dead on arrival” in the House.
'I DO NOT SUPPORT HER': Sheriff expresses outrage over the Harris campaign featuring him in a political ad. pic.twitter.com/02IHHog1st
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