On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Katie Toole Report,” Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) was asked if he was waiting for President Joe Biden to move to the center to gain support. In response, Biden said he needed to move to the center. The Center and the people want him to admit, “We made a mistake at the border, we made a big mistake at the border, and he’s willing to make it right.” Manchin also said Biden should have shut down the border sooner, saying, “If Congress can’t resolve this, we’re basically calling it a national emergency because the border is a national concern.” I am now begging you to declare it.” And it’s a national emergency. ”
Host Katie Toole asked, “So you’re waiting for him to make a move? Is that what’s keeping your support?”
Manchin responded: “I think he needs to move. It’s true. I think people want [him] I mean, we made a mistake at the border, we made a big mistake at the border, and he’s going to fix it.”
Ture asked after Manchin praised the Senate immigration bill.[W]You’re asking about immigration, so what more do you want Joe Biden to do? ”
Manchin responded, “First of all, if you want to blame Joe Biden, it’s his fault what happened, but he did it.” [in] He was sympathetic and basically empathetic to what’s going on post-pandemic. He tried but realized we were getting overwhelmed, we should have shut it down. So now he’s come to an agreement…a border security bill, it works, and then Donald Trump moves in and says, oh, sorry, we can’t do that, because it’s good for my campaign and my politics. Because I don’t have one, I said. , Let’s wait.It’s just as bad as making a mistake [in] The beginning. So I said, “Okay, let’s fix it.” I’m now begging him to basically declare a national emergency because the border is a national concern and a national emergency if Congress can’t fix this. ”
Later in the interview, Manchin said he’s “never been a bystander.” So we just have to wait and see. ”
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