Posted on 07/26/2024 2:17:19 PM PDT by CFW
On March 24, 2021, Axios reported, “Biden puts Harris in charge of the border crisis.” The same day, The New York Times stated that Biden “gave the vice president a prominent role in the politically charged issue.” Numerous other legacy media outlets called Kamala Harris the “border czar” and heralded her prominent role.
At the time of the appointment, Joe Biden himself said, “So it’s not her full responsibility and job, but she’s leading the effort,” and “When she speaks, she speaks for me. Doesn’t have to check with me. She knows what she’s doing.”
But corporate media have engaged in a complete about-face this past week, now decrying the use of the term “border czar” and minimizing Harris’ role in the Biden-Harris administration’s handling of the border. USA Today stated that “Harris was never put in charge of the border or made ‘border czar,’ immigration experts said.” Time declared, “Kamala Harris Was Never Biden’s ‘Border Czar.’ Here’s What She Really Did.” As my colleague Jordan Boyd detailed, Axios even reneged on its own 2021 coverage of Harris as border czar in the rush to exonerate Harris of culpability in the illegal immigration crisis.
The media’s about-face comes not as a result of a change in facts (in which case a reversal would not only be justified but necessary) but because of a change in circumstances. When Biden dropped out of the race, it became politically inconvenient for Harris to be associated with the immigration policy failures of the administration in which she serves.
In essence, the media pivoted because Harris has a messaging problem. But it’s not “a narrative problem” drummed up by right-wing misinformation. Harris has a problem because the Biden-Harris administration’s border policy has largely been viewed as a complete failure.
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Or will we continue to pay them for the privilege of sitting on our tails and being entertained by them, even as they use our money to push their agenda?
On one hand they are lying and trying to convince the public that they inherited an insecure border that biden/Harris closed. And on the other hand attempting to distance themselves from the border crisis that they created.
They admit the laughing hyena is a complete failure and now all they can do is cover it up for their buddies
Heads we win - Tails they lose
Actually, Camel Hairs should be addressed a Czarina as she is alleged to identify as female with appropriate pronouns.
Absolutely - otherwise she and her media allies would own it as a badge of honor.
Biden - Harris is a total disaster period and Harris is a train wreck by herself.
They are also griping about the GOP talking about Harris being a DEI hire when just a few short weeks ago, Biden proclaimed the virtue of DEI and how it is the core of his administration. He literally said “It starts at the top with his selection of Kamala for his VP”.
The media whores are in full spin mode. “The border is a mess all because of Trump... “We had the most secure border bill but Trump told republicans not to pass it. (Forget about the previous 3 1.2 years and tens of millions walking right in)”
In fact, as has been pointed out, there are many instances where the leftist media gave her that moniker.
Heels-Up couldn't even be bothered to visit the border for a photo-op, a la AOC, so that tells us all we need to know about her commitment to fixing the border.
Camel Hairs should be addressed as Czarina, installed by a Palace Coup, not by any elections.
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