The official U.S. Border Patrol union accuses Vice President Kamala Harris of using her first border visit in more than three years as a “photo op,” claiming she was just repeating what officials had already said. did.
“Vice President Harris has been ignoring the border issue that she created for over three years. She decided to go there for 20 minutes for a photo op and repeat some of what NPBC had said earlier. But then again, where has she been for the last three and a half years?'' the National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) wrote in the X post.
NBPC Vice President Art Del Cueto made similar claims in a Fox News appearance, saying Harris did not even speak to any officials during a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border in Douglas, Arizona, on Friday. .
“President Trump actually cares and has actually been there and met him with his shoes on the ground,” Del Cueto said.
During her brief appearance in Douglas, Harris criticized former President Donald Trump for not “fixing” the problem.
Referring to We're screwed On the bipartisan border bill, the Democratic candidate claimed President Trump has “taken it on.”
“This was the strongest border security bill in decades. It has the support of the Border Patrol, goes into effect today, and should deliver real-time results for our country,” she said in her speech. I mentioned it in the. speech. “But Donald Trump has ruined that… because he prefers to tackle problems instead of solving them.”
“Vice President Harris asserted that CBP needs more resources in Arizona,” the NBPC said in another X post.
“We have apprehended more than 8 million illegal immigrants over the past four years, but 38 days before the election we knew we needed more help.”
