First appeared on FOX: Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas declined to answer a question this week about whether Vice President Kamala Harris had “done a good job” as “border chief” overseeing President Biden’s immigration policy.
“Do you think Kamala Harris has done a good job as border secretary?” Gonzales, who represents Texas’ 34th Congressional District, was asked in her congressional office on Tuesday.
“I don’t know if she was a border patrol officer, but was she a border patrol officer?” Gonzalez asked, echoing the media comments. Trying to walk back Now that Harris has been nominated as the Democratic presidential candidate, the description of the position remains the same.
“She was the head of the Border Patrol several years ago. Do you think she did a good job as head of the Border Patrol?” Gonzalez was asked again.
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Rep. Vicente Gonzalez declined to comment on Vice President Kamala Harris’ work at the border.
“That’s something you should know,” Gonzales replied and walked away.
Fox News Digital reached out to Gonzalez’s office for further comment but did not receive a response.
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Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, walks down the steps of the House of Representatives after voting, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, at the Capitol. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Gonzales is the second Democratic congressman to not directly answer a question about Harris’ record on immigration policy since she took office. Biden’s nominee in 2021 Republicans and the mainstream media were quick to dub her the “border czar,” but Democrats pushed back.
Democratic Rep. Emilia Sykes also declined to answer questions about Harris’ policies on illegal immigration when asked in her congressional office on Tuesday.
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Vice President Kamala Harris attends an infrastructure event on high speed internet at the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House on June 3, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Reuters/Evelyn Hochstein)
Now that Harris is the likely Democratic presidential nominee, her record on immigration is likely to be a key talking point as Republicans try to rally voters against her.
Republican Senate candidates in battleground states have already run ads slamming Harris on immigration and linking her record to lesser incumbents, including Ohio Republican Senate candidate Bernie Moreno’s in an ad announced Wednesday.
