President Joe Biden recently condemned a reporter on his way to a campaign event for questioning whether he has done enough to secure the border. It has come to light that in response, the Democratic incumbent seemingly laid the blame on Donald Trump and his Republican friends for downplaying a potential border deal.
“I’ve done all I can do! Just give me the power! Give me the border patrol, give me the people, the judges. Give me the people who can stop this!” Biden shouted over the roar of Marine One.
The White House has continued to negotiate with Senate Republicans on the contours of a deal that would secure increased funding for Ukraine in exchange for a dramatic crackdown on illegal crossings along the southern border.
President Biden recently stated that he wants the deal done so he can “shut the border down,” a statement that provoked outrage from liberal Democrats who fear he is giving away too much in exchange.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has said that the terms of the current deal would receive a cool reception in the lower chamber and insisted that the president already has the authority to increase deportations.
“I just heard Speaker Johnson saying it’s absolutely dead, which is what I wanted to hear,” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) told CNN Tuesday morning. “As a matter of fact, he said so clearly, ‘I don’t know why people keep asking me about it,’ because as it stands right now, there’s no way forward.”
“I’ve done all I can do, just give me the power," President Biden said earlier today on whether he's exhausted his executive authority on border action. He added "Give me the people who can stop this and make it work best." pic.twitter.com/PARVDRzPab
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