Political Quotes

“Madam President, President Biden, last Friday, garnered a lot of attention for his comments on the border crisis. When asked by a reporter if the border was secure, the President didn't hesitate; he didn't equivocate. He said, ``No, it's not.'' ``No, it's not.'' On its own, that statement is not particularly shocking because it is actually true. What is shocking is that it represents a 180-degree flip from the position taken over and over and over by the Biden administration, from the President to the Vice President to the Secretary of Homeland Security, on down. The fact of the matter is that under President Biden's leadership, the Federal Government has shattered virtually every record on the books when it comes to illegal border crossings. In the last 3 years, Customs and Border Protection has logged more than 6.7 million--6.7 million--border crossings. At the same time, the cartels have trafficked record amounts of fentanyl across the southern border, fueling the overdose epidemic. Gang members, dangerous criminals, and potential terrorists--people on the Terrorist Watchlist--have used the chaos on the border to attempt to sneak into the United States. And 1.7 million of them, the so-called ``got-aways,'' that were detected on cameras and other various sensors simply have evaded law enforcement, and the Biden administration can't tell you who these people are, what they are doing, and what their intentions are while they are here.…”