On Tuesday, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre did not respond when asked why the White House had not invited leaders of the national Border Patrol union to attend President Joe Biden’s next border visit.
During the press conference, a reporter asked Jean-Pierre why he accepted an invitation from Donald Trump when National Border Patrol Council Chairman Brandon Judd had hardened his stance against Biden.
“So I’ll tell you more about what happens on Thursday. I’ll tell you more about who will be the president,” Jean-Pierre replied.
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President Trump previously announced he would visit Eagle Pass, Texas, on Thursday to contrast his policies on border security with Biden’s failures. Mr. Biden later announced that he would visit Brownsville, Texas, on the same day as Mr. Trump’s visit.
Jean-Pierre noted that Judd supports the Senate-passed immigration and foreign aid bill, which Biden also supports. The bill included pay increases for Judd members.
But Judd remains a critic of Biden, even calling for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. And he merciless Amid criticism of the president’s inaction on border security on Monday. fox news Biden claimed he only wanted a photo opportunity in an election year.
“He had three years to do what he needed to do to secure the border. He had three years to put policies in place,” Judd said. “It’s only eight months until the election, and now he seems interested. He’s only interested in the election because it’s selfish and he wants to save himself.”
Judd argued that Biden could use existing powers to end the current flow of migrants if he wanted to.
“But the truth of the matter is, yes, he can stop this trend tomorrow,” Judd said.
Jean-Pierre declined to answer questions about Trump’s invitation to Judd.
“I can’t talk to him because he’s in Texas with the former president,” she said. “But that’s obviously something he’ll talk about. We’ll certainly be talking more as Thursday approaches.”
Bradley Jay is Breitbart News’ Capitol Hill correspondent. Follow him on X/Twitter. @BradleyAJay.
