I’m sure the residents in the border towns are thrilled that their concerns are not important
President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he hasn’t visited the U.S.-Mexico border because “there are more important things going on,” despite traveling to Delaware 59 times and stopping for ice cream eight times since taking office.
Biden defended his decision to skip visiting the border while in Arizona, telling Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy, “There are more important things going on.”
Biden made the defense while boarding Marine One to travel to Phoenix ahead of semiconductor manufacturer TSMC’s announcement to increase its chip investment in the state to $40 billion.
When Donald Trump was president, Biden described “horrifying scenes” at the U.S. southern border of “kids being kept in cages” and federal agents “ripping children from their mothers’ arms.” But nearly two years into his presidency, Biden has never visited the border despite thousands of illegal immigrants flooding into the country every day.
To Biden, “more important things” than visiting the border apparently include 59 trips to his home state and eight separate stops for his favorite dessert.
I stopped counting a few weeks ago, but, I was up to 28 weekend trips to Delaware, 8 trips to Camp David, and 9 trips somewhere else or stayed in D.C. for this year. Meanwhile,
An observation on sinking Border Patrol morale.
One day after President says the border isn’t important enough to visit, a BP agent dies in line of duty.
I have not seen any reaction from the White House re: his death.
WH also never apologized for pushing false “whip” claims.— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) December 8, 2022
(NY Post) A US Border Patrol agent was killed in an accident while chasing a group of illegal immigrants, according to a Texas congresswoman.
The agent, Raul Gonzalez, was involved in a chase near Mission, Texas, Wednesday when he crashed his all-terrain vehicle, the chief of Border Patrol tweeted.
The 38-year-old agent was traveling at high speed when he crashed into a gate, according to Fox News. The father of two was taken by fellow agents to the hospital, where he later died.
The Border Patrol is undermanned because no one wants to work for a department in which their top head, Joe Biden, along with many others above the agents, hates them and restricts them in doing their sworn duty, as record numbers come to the border. What’s the over/under that he goes to Delaware Friday for the weekend?
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