A heated exchange between Fox News journalist Peter Doocy and Biden Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre reignites the raging border migration crisis between the United States and Mexico.
The reversal of former President Donald Trump’s immigration and border enforcement measures by President Joe Biden has resulted in an increase in illegal border crossings. This has resulted in record numbers of migrants entering the country, as well as the perilous smuggling of lethal fentanyl, which is responsible for roughly 100,000 overdose deaths each year.
Doocy and Jean-Pierre have a heated argument about illegal immigrants in Eagle Pass, Texas. Doocy’s inquiry is cut short by Jean-Pierre’s reply, which results in a yelling confrontation before she moves on to other reporters.
Here’s a quick summary:
DOOCY: So, what do you call it here at the White House when 10,000 people illegally cross the border in a single day?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, Peter, what do you call it when the GOP proposes a — no, no —
DOOCY: I’m wondering whether you —
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: You can’t, you can’t, you can’t, you can’t —
DOOCY: Karine —
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I’m responding.
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Okay, let’s get started.
DOOCY: You’re responding to a question —
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: No, no, no, no, no, no —
DOOCY: — to ask a query.
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
DOOCY: All right.
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: No, no, no — no, no, no — no, no, no. We’re moving on.
DOOCY: Karine, could you please —
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: We’re on the go. Back there. Go ahead and do it.
This week, Jean-Pierre tripped during an interview with NBC White House reporter Peter Alexander. She struggled to answer his continuous inquiries concerning the Department of Homeland Security’s proposal for new “barriers” along the southwestern border, which some regard as a “wall,” an amusing circumstance given President Biden’s prior assertion that “walls don’t work.”
Biden defended his administration’s decision to disregard federal regulations and use funding from the previous administration to construct more border wall in South Texas. He argued that it was vital to deter illicit Mexican migration.
“So, who is right? The statement from the DHS secretary overnight or the president’s commentary this morning saying they don’t work?” Alexander asked.
“Well, we believe — so, first of all, he was asked, ‘Do you believe…’ — let me get the exact — ‘Do you believe…’ — by your colleague Selina here — ‘Do you believe the border wall works?’ He said, ‘No.’ Right? He answered that directly,” Jean-Pierre began.
“So, we believe there are more effective ways of dealing with this — dealing with the border security. And so, of course, we have repeatedly asked Congress to make sure that CBP have the resources they need to do their jobs. And we think there are other ways to do that, whether it’s smarter, more effective border security measures — and so — you know, like tech- — border — border technology. We believe that works when you modernize that,” she continued.
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“And also, land ports — land ports of entry. We believe that’s what works to deal with border security,” the spokeswoman added.
“And so, we’ve been very clear. The President has very clear about this. He doesn’t believe — believe the border wall is effective, and that has not changed. That has not changed,” she said.
“We are complying by the law. DHS is complying by the law that — that — that — an appropriation that came from fiscal year 2019, under the last administration — Republican leadership — and that’s what you’re seeing now,” she added.
Later, she said: “Since May, we have returned — we have returned — or, sent away or sent back more than 300,000 migrants who came here undocumented. And so, that is — shows that — our commitment to the border and that shows a commitment in making sure that we tried to work in a system that is broken.”
