The White House is facing criticism for reframing a serious breach of border security in Texas as a political attack on Republicans. The incident unfolded last Thursday in El Paso, where over 100 illegal border crossers broke through the razor wire, overwhelmed border guards, and crossed into the United States, as reported by the New York Post. The Texas National Guard was attempting to manage the situation when the group of illegal immigrants charged at the soldiers and made a dash for the border.

The events unfolded as a result of Joe Biden’s detrimental open-border policy. How did Biden react to the situation? Naturally, he shifted the blame onto the Republicans.

Fox News reporter Griff Jenkins posted the White House’s official response: “We are grateful for Border Patrol’s quick work to get the situation under control and apprehend the migrants.

“When the former President told Congressional Republicans to block the bipartisan border security agreement — he said to blame him for it,” the White House message exclaimed.

“Well he got his wish, and the result was chaos after Governor Abbott’s Operational Lone Star and razor wire were overrun yesterday. While we cannot comment on individual cases, anyone who does not have a legal basis to remain in the United States is promptly removed,” the White House concluded.

Certainly, the border legislation that Biden was vehemently criticizing would have had limited effectiveness in addressing the issue of undocumented individuals crossing the border. Moreover, it faced defeat in the U.S. Senate during February.

The proposed bill aimed to allocate $20 million towards increasing the number of border agents and detention facilities. However, its primary objective was not necessarily to prevent border crossings but rather to provide funding for processing these individuals. According to Texas Senator Ted Cruz’s observation at the time, as reported by The Hill, the bill failed to offer a comprehensive solution to the problem at hand.

“This bill was designed not to secure the border. Instead, this bill codified Joe Biden’s open borders,” Cruz said.

Republican Sen. John Cornyn added, “The fact of the matter is we have no confidence, zero confidence, that the Biden administration will enforce the law when it comes to the border.”


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