Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who chose to run as an independent instead of continuing to seek the Democratic nomination in October, said Wednesday that President Joe Biden has no plans to resolve the border crisis “overnight” without legislation from Congress. He said he had the authority to prevent it.
kennedy share His sentiments in an interview at the southern border with News Nation correspondent Ali Bradley.
If President Biden wanted to stop this, he could do it overnight. https://t.co/InSvvnbUgo
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (@RobertKennedyJr) February 7, 2024
“How confident are you that you can pass legislation in the office of president? There is currently a deadlock in Congress,” Bradley said of the immigration defense, which was rejected shortly after the draft was released on Sunday. he asked, apparently referring to the country’s border bill.
“We don’t need a law. If President Biden wanted to stop this, he could do it overnight. He could get this fence done,” Kennedy said. “We don’t need a law. I’m going to do this by executive order, and I’m going to do it from day one.”
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of Federal Government Hearings on Thursday, July 20, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. (Patrick Semanski/Associated Press)
His views echo arguments from conservative lawmakers who say the immigration crisis could be addressed by rescinding Biden’s executive orders that they say are responsible for the influx of illegal immigrants into the United States. There is.
At a press conference Tuesday, where seven Republican senators voiced their opposition to the bill, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said that three executive actions in Biden’s first week in office “have failed to clear his intentions.” He said that it had caused a crisis.
He inherited the lowest illegal immigration rate in 45 years, halted construction of the border wall in his first week in office, reinstated the disastrous policy of catch-and-release, and achieved incredible success. The country withdrew from the Mexico Remain Agreement. . That is what caused this explosion. It also means Joe Biden could solve this problem tomorrow. How will he solve it tomorrow? By overturning these three decisions, he can once again have secure borders.
Sens. Roger Marshall (R-KS) and J.D. Vance (R-OH) echoed Mr. Cruz’s claims in remarks at a news conference Tuesday.
Similarly, Arizona Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake told SiriusXM. Breitbart News Saturday Biden predicted over the weekend that he might use laws already in place to secure the border.
“Go back to the executive orders, the laws that already exist, to secure our borders,” Lake said. “President Trump could have done this in a week, but this is a problem that … Joe Biden and the Democrats created by design. And I always do things like that and say, ‘Oh, that’s Joe Biden. I hate to say, ‘It’s Biden’s fault,’ but it’s true.”
Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) told Breitbart News in an exclusive statement Friday that Biden would “dramatically expand catch-and-release, limit deportations, and provide asylum for illegal immigrants.” “We have taken a total of more than 60 administrative measures, including allowing the use of the facility.” . Hinson argued that if Biden “really cared about securing our borders, he would rescind these orders.”
Polls show that more Americans support border security than oppose it. A YouGov survey of more than 40,000 adults conducted on January 29 found that 50% of respondents supported building a wall on the southern border, compared to 50% who opposed it. was only 33%.
