The Border Patrol Union criticized Vice President Kamala Harris following her campaign visit to the southern border, marking her first appearance there as the Democratic presidential nominee.
During her trip to Douglas, Arizona, Harris made a stop at the border wall, which she had previously described as a “gross misuse of taxpayer money” and pledged to “block any funding for” during Donald Trump’s presidency. In her remarks, the vice president attributed the failure of a Senate bill—proposing $48 billion in support for Ukraine amid its conflict with Russia and nearly $16 billion for Israel in its struggle against Hamas—in part to Trump, while also linking it to the proposed reforms for border security.
JUST IN: Kamala Harris visits the southern border for the first time in three years after letting over 10 million illegals enter the country.
Harris, who is suddenly pro-wall, previously called the wall Trump's "medieval vanity project."
"Trump's border wall is a complete waste… pic.twitter.com/ACSujRAeiP
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) September 27, 2024
The Border Patrol Union criticized Harris for neglecting the migrant crisis that she has been responsible for over the past three years, merely to deliver a 20-minute speech and participate in a photo opportunity during her campaign.
“Vice President Harris has ignored the border problem she created for over three years. She goes down there for 20 minutes for a photo op and decides to repeat some of the things the NPBC has said before. But again, where has she been the last 3 ½ years?” the Border Patrol Union wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter).
Vice president Harris has ignored the border problem she created for over three years. She goes down there for 20 minutes for a photo op and decides to repeat some of the things the NPBC has said before. But again, where has she been the last 3 1/2 years?
— Border Patrol Union – NBPC (@BPUnion) September 28, 2024
The Border Patrol Union released two additional statements to fact-check Harris regarding her misleading assertions, which she presented as concern “38 days prior to the election.”
VP Harris asserted in Arizona that CBP needed more resources.
We have apprehended over 8 million illegal immigrants over the last 4 years and now you realize we need more help 38 days before the election.
— Border Patrol Union – NBPC (@BPUnion) September 28, 2024
Fact check on Harris speech in Douglas, Arizona:
Today, VP Harris claimed that she played a role in increasing Border Patrol Agent overtime pay.
This couldn't be further from the truth. As with all things border related she was no where to be found when we needed her.
— Border Patrol Union – NBPC (@BPUnion) September 28, 2024
Art Del Cueto, the vice president of the National Border Patrol Council, issued a statement to Fox News’s Bill Melugin just hours prior to Harris’s arrival in Arizona, describing her delayed visit to the border as “a slap in the face.”
NEW: Border Patrol union statement to @FoxNews re: VP Kamala Harris’ border visit in AZ today – her first visit to the southern border since June 2021 when she went to El Paso, TX.
“After years of not just ignoring the problem, but helping create it, Vice President Kamala…
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) September 27, 2024
