Posted on 07/29/2022 9:08:53 PM PDT by MikelTackNailer
The White House says it is “not finishing” former President Donald Trump’s border wall after Homeland Security gave the go-ahead to complete unfinished sections of the barrier in Arizona.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre balked at the notion that President Biden is reversing course after vowing not to build “another foot” of the wall.
“We are not finishing the wall,” Ms. Jean-Pierre said Friday. “We are cleaning up the mess that the prior administration made. We are trying to save lives.”
More than 450 miles of barriers were built under Mr. Trump, and Homeland Security had plans for nearly 300 additional miles, but Mr. Biden halted all construction on his first day in office.
That left gaps, including four holes in the fence near the Morelos Dam Project along the Colorado River near Yuma, Arizona. Migrants have streamed through those gaps in recent months.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Thursday authorized Customs and Border Protection to close those gaps.
In a statement announcing the authorization, Homeland Security said the gaps present “safety and life hazard risks” to migrants, who risk drowning in the Colorado River to reach the holes in the fence, and to agents who have to rescue them.
Mr. Biden during the 2020 campaign pledged specifically that “there will not be another foot of wall constructed on my administration.”
Ms. Jean-Pierre on Friday stood by Mr. Biden’s earlier criticism of the structure, saying that a wall spanning the entire border “is an ineffective use of taxpayer dollars.”
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What they don’t clarify is the fact they are closing very small gaps. They are not closing any other gaps.
More smoke and mirrors. Crafty misrepresentations for political impact.
And by "mess" -- they mean what PDJT was accomplishing by building the wall.
Biden halted all construction on his first day in office. That left gaps, including four holes in the fence near the Morelos Dam Project along the Colorado River near Yuma, Arizona. Migrants have streamed through those gaps in recent months.
Biden’s AZ border wall move could be to ‘help one of their own’ win re-election, border official says
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bidens-az-border-wall-move-could-help-one-their-own-win-re-election-border-official-says
Pretend-esident’s purposeful rejection of his responsibility to secure and maintain our border is the largest reason (among many) to disregard impeachment and proceed with arrests and criminal trial.
Hm, I wonder if this has something to do with Arizona and Texas bussing illegal immigrants to DC?
Building a wall means not building a wall
Recession means not really a recession
National Guard now needed for illegals in DC
More Illegals coming across means less coming across
Monkey Pox a US crisis, but is only a gay mans disease
Nancy needs to go to Taiwan, even those she doesn’t
Inflation is good even though it’s bad
Creating jobs is good even though they are low paying one
Leaving Afghanistan was good even though it was bad
Arming Ukraine is good even though Russia wants to nuke us now
and only in AZ not in TX etc
The mayor of DC needs to be ready to give up her own bed for the illegal aliens coming through the border with TX...
War is Peace
Freedom is Slavery
Ignorance is Strength
He who controls the past controls the future
etc
Thanks. That would hold seem to make sense. Some poster on InstGram said he was going to finish the wall I shot that down.
My heart is with you, but impeachment isn’t the only authorized way.
Then prosecute.
I agree Make their lives the pure hell they’ve made border dwellers lives
Like.
Defending the border is one of the few legitimate roles of the federal government.
The next terrorist attack will be on Biden and the democrats heads. It will probably be bigger and easier to carry out thanks to our open borders. They are scum and so is anyone who still supports them.
Biden would never do anything that benefits Americans.
This is just a political stunt for the re-election of an AZ Senator.
As the midterms approach the frauds are trying to have it both ways.
Committee of incompetents indeed this administration has so much blood on their hands from their actions color the next two years black.
“We are cleaning up the mess that the prior administration
made. We are trying to save lives.”
The better off we'll all be!
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