The Dems’ lapdog media are trying to distance Kamala from the invasion of millions of illegals by denying she was ever put in charge of the problem.
On July 23, 2024, TIME wrote, “Kamala Harris Was Never Biden’s ‘Border Czar” while USA Today claimed, “Harris’ border work was on ‘root causes’ of migration; she wasn’t in charge.”
The next day, Axios wrote, “The Trump campaign and Republicans have tagged Harris repeatedly with the ‘border czar’ title – which she never actually had.” PolitiFact dittoed with, “Biden didn’t put Harris in charge of overseeing border security.”
They clearly think their voters are stupid and gullible. They’re probably right. Fortunately, we are neither.
On March 24, 2021, Biden announced that he was putting Harris in charge of “stemming the migration” on southern border. This was widely reported. Links below go to stories by NBC News, The Washington Post, The Hill, and Huffington Post. I could have found many others.
It has been common to refer to the person with this mandate as the “border czar.”
On March 31, 2021, Texas Gov. Abbott sent his first letter to Harris, saying, “Now that President Biden has named you Border Czar ….”
On April 9, 2021, a Los Angeles Times headline said, “Biden’s border czar, Roberta Jacobson, is stepping down.”
On April 14, 2021, Axios wrote, “Harris, appointed by Biden as border czar, said she would be looking at the ‘root causes’ that drive migration.”
On April 20, 2022, then White House press secretary Jen Psaki was asked, “Does the president still have confidence” in Harris as border czar?” She replied, “He absolutely does.”
On March 24, 2023, Republicans in the House introduced H.Res.253, which started out by saying, “On March 24, 2021, Vice President Kamala Harris was named ‘Border Czar in charge of leading efforts to stem migration across the United States-Mexico border.” It was never voted on, but it is in the Congressional Record (link below).
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/fact-check-harris-was-biden-s-second-border-czar-despite-recent-media-claims/ar-BB1qC2XX
- https://time.com/7001817/kamala-harris-immigration/
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/07/23/kamala-harris-not-border-czar-of-biden-administration-fact-check/74498717007/
- https://x.com/axios/status/1816078350659494130
- https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jul/24/republican-national-committee-republican/border-czar-kamala-harris-assigned-to-tackle-immig/
- https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-taps-harris-lead-coordination-efforts-southern-border-n1261952
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-harris-border-surge/2021/03/24/9b999ff6-8cce-11eb-a6bd-0eb91c03305a_story.html
- https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/544741-biden-taps-harris-to-lead-on-immigration-amid-border-crisis/
- https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kamala-harris-border-migration_n_605b7351c5b67593e054e3a0
- https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_a6a1135c-925a-11eb-8790-13b35677ccfb.html
- https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-04-09/biden-border-coordinator-stepping-down
- https://www.axios.com/2021/04/15/unauthorized-immigrant-us-population-data
- https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2067517/white-house-absolutely-backs-harris-as-border-czar-amid-migrant-surge/
- https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/253/text
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