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The White House press briefing that kicked off on Wednesday started with some major finger-pointing at the Republican party. Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre came out swinging, blaming the Grand Old Party for the whole border crisis fiasco. According to Jean-Pierre, Republicans have been dragging their feet and refusing to cough up some much-needed cash for beefing up border security. She even went as far as to claim that those House Republicans have been throwing roadblocks in President Joe Biden’s way every chance they get.
It’s almost as if the last three years didn’t happen. Sad that ppl believe what they’re spoon fed.
Biden looks to shake border crisis with GOP-focused messaging – Washington Examiner https://t.co/eADWq71bVt
— Cassis (@cassisnouveau) February 1, 2024
Immigration seems to be President Biden’s kryptonite, with an approval rating of a not-so-impressive 32%. With talks swirling around Capitol Hill about some fancy-schmancy immigration bill, the Biden bunch is doubling down on the narrative that the border mess is all the GOP’s fault.
Biden himself seems to be pulling out the “I did all I could” card, insisting that he’s been asking nicely for the power to fix things since day one, but the Republicans keep spoiling the party. The House Speaker, Mike Johnson, ain’t having any of it though, accusing Biden of purposefully leaving the border wide open and asking him to flex his executive muscles and put a stop to the flood.
Now, it’s no secret that illegal immigration has been on the rise since Biden took over the big white mansion. The numbers don’t lie. The record for border apprehensions is getting shattered left and right ever since old Uncle Joe rolled into town.
The conservatives are pointing fingers at Biden’s swift moves in his first week as president for causing this whole mess. They’re going on and on about the catastrophe at the border being a result of Biden flinging the gates wide open, creating all sorts of chaos and horrors.
The White House is firing right back, claiming they’ve been hollering for some action on the border from day one. They even sent a bill to Congress on the very first day! And now they’re clamoring for some national security bill that they say will fix the border situation like nothing the country’s ever seen before. They’re basically saying, “We’re ready to fix stuff, but the Republicans won’t play nice.”
The White House is calling out Johnson for being a bit of a flip-flopper, reminding everyone about some statements he made before that seemed to suggest only Congress could patch up the border. Looks like they’re saying he can’t make up his mind about who’s really responsible for this whole mess.
The conservatives aren’t backing down, though. They’re glaring at Biden’s decision to squash the “Remain in Mexico” policy from the Trump days, pointing fingers at that move for luring immigrants towards the land of the free. They’re practically screaming that the Commander in Chief can get a grip on this border situation pronto if he really wanted to, but he’s just not feeling it.
This whole shebang is all about politics. The stakes are sky-high, and both sides are digging in their heels. The former guy, Donald Trump, made immigration his golden goose in 2016, and he’s not letting it go anytime soon. Meanwhile, the Biden bunch is trying to do an about-face on their immigration stance, hoping to twist some arms on Capitol Hill and make the Republicans squirm a little.
