Former President Bill Clinton acknowledged during a Harris-Walz event on Sunday that the tragic murder of an American girl could likely have been prevented if the current administration had conducted thorough vetting of migrants crossing the border.

This statement presents a significant challenge for Vice President Kamala Harris. While campaigning for her in Fort Valley, Georgia, Clinton inadvertently highlighted a major weakness in her candidacy: her perceived negligence and ineffectiveness in her role as Joe Biden’s Border Czar. Sporting the Harris-Walz camo hat, the former Democratic president may have inadvertently provided the Trump campaign with one of the most compelling advertisements of the election season.

“You had a case in Georgia not very long ago. They made an ad about a young woman who had been killed by an immigrant,” Clinton said, appearing to reference the murder of 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley. “Yeah, well, if they had all been properly vetted, that probably wouldn’t have happened.”

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Clinton proposed that immigrants should undergo thorough vetting to fill positions that Americans are unwilling to take, while also contributing to maintaining high birth rates. It is possible that he recognized a misstep in his comments and swiftly attempted to redirect the conversation to emphasize the positive impact of immigration on the nation. Alternatively, it may be that, contrary to the prevailing views of his party, Clinton perceives open border policies as detrimental to American society, and his inadvertent remark reveals his true sentiments on the matter. Regardless, the repercussions of his statement were significant.

Earlier in October, Biden criticized Harris when he commended Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for his effective management of hurricane preparedness and recovery efforts. Meanwhile, Harris was engaged in a trivial dispute with the governor regarding his supposed unwillingness to communicate with her via phone.


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