During Wednesday’s press briefing, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre made controversial claims about Democrat President Joe Biden visiting the border amid the ongoing illegal immigration crisis.
“We know the President has never been down to the border. The possible next Speaker says that he wants him to go with him. So, is he going to?” Fox News reporter Peter Doocy asked.
“So, look, he’s been there. He’s been to the border,” Jean-Pierre claimed without evidence. “And since he took office —”
“When — when did he go to the border?” Doocy interjected. The Washington Post has previously fact-checked a claim from Biden about visiting the border and found that he had only visited once during “a brief drive-by” while “on a campaign swing in 2008.”
“Since he took office, the — President Biden has been taking action to fix our immigration system and secure our border,” she claimed, as the southern border has seen the highest level of illegal immigration ever under President Biden.
“But, you know, that — we’re not seeing that from Republicans,” she deflected. “We’re not seeing a willingness to work with us on — on, you know, fixing a situation that’s been around for decades now.”
“Instead, they’re — they’re doing political stunts,” Jean-Pierre claimed. “That’s what they want to do. That’s how they want to take care of this situation.”
Asked if President Biden will accept @GOPLeader Kevin McCarthy’s invitation to visit the crisis at the southern border, @PressSec…
❌ *laughs*
❌ Says Biden has been to the border (he hasn’t)
❌ Pushes Biden’s bill that would grant amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants pic.twitter.com/v103a0JaLS
— Chad Gilmartin (@ChadGilmartinCA) November 30, 2022