Posted on 09/28/2021 1:15:18 PM PDT by Eddie01
Following photos taken at the southern border depicting Border Patrol agents on horseback that many mistakenly said were whipping Haitian migrants attempting to cross the Rio Grande, the New York Times has issued a correction in their article where they accused the agents of doing that.
President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, and countless media pundits all claimed that border agents were mistreating migrants with use of "whips," or that the migrants were being "strapped." Biden threatened punishment for those border agents, who were actually holding their horses reins, and not using them to strike people.
The Times article, published on Friday, originally stated: "The images of agents on horseback chasing, and in some cases using the reins of their horses to strike at running migrants..."
The article was later changed to the following: "Images of Border Patrol agents on horseback waving their reins while pushing migrants back..."
The outlet issued a correction that day, stating that they had previously "overstated" what actions the Border Patrol agents took. "While the agents waved their reins while pushing migrants back into the Rio Grand, The Times has not seen conclusive evidence that migrants were struck with the reins."
Backlash against the false statement that agents were whipping the Haitian migrants, statements echoed by President Joe Biden who said the migrants were being "strapped," came after the photographer who took the photos set the record straight on what he witnessed that day.
"I didn't ever see them whip anyone with the thing," Paul Ratje said. "He was swinging it, but I didn't see him actually whip someone with it. Those definitely can be misconstrued when you're looking at the picture." Despite agents being proven to have not struck the migrants, Fox News reported that these agents may still face some sort of punishment for actions they did not commit.
"To see people treated like they did, horses barely running over, people being strapped – it's outrageous," Biden said on Friday. "I promise you, those people will pay. There will be an investigation underway now and there will be consequences. There will be consequences."
I think they’re in the clear. Doubt Biden even remembers the event much less his stupid and unwarranted threat.
They shouldn’t face discipline from the Biden administration. They should be facing an apology from the Biden administration.
Discipline for what? For using fast moving and sure-footed horses, so that the officers in full kit in 100 degree weather didn’t have to chase idiots determined to get over or around them ?
the border isn’t a game of dodgeball
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