On Thursday's CNN News Central broadcast, Kate Bedingfield, a CNN political commentator and former President Biden's communications director, said Republicans are sending migrants into Democratic cities, leaving people who don't live near the border vulnerable. He said it certainly forced him to care more about the issue than just living near the border. And because of the immigrant buses, Democratic leaders in areas sending immigrants “started really pushing the idea that this was a problem. And in many ways, it was for them, too. .”
Bedingfield said: “I think there has certainly been an impact. I think for those who live far away, this issue has come to a head. It's very personal to them. And we've seen Republican and Democratic leadership in these cities and states really start to push the idea that this is a problem. , so it was for them as well. So I'm not discounting the content. But I certainly think that played a role.”
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