On Saturday morning, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) took to social media and appeared to question whether Joe Biden had revealed plans “to create a crisis” at the border while pursuing the Democratic presidential nomination more than 18 months ago.
McCarthy tweeted a short video clip of comments that recirculated online earlier this week from a Democratic debate on September 12, 2019, that showed Biden vowing to encourage migrants to make their way to the United States if elected.
During the debate, Democrats had taken turns criticizing the hardline immigration policies of President Donald Trump. Moderator Jorge Ramos asked then-candidate Biden why Latinos should trust him, referencing his previous support for a border wall and the millions of people that had been deported when he had previously served as vice president.
Biden falsely claimed the Obama administration “didn’t lock people in cages” or “separate families” at the southern U.S. border and cited the establishment of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
“What I would do as president is several more things, because things have changed,” Biden said during the debate. “I would, in fact, make sure that there is, we immediately surge to the border – all those people are seeking asylum, they deserve to be heard. That’s who we are. We’re a nation who says, if you want to flee, and you’re fleeing oppression, you should come.”
“We should believe him when he tells us his plans to create a crisis in advance,” McCarthy wrote in the tweet.
The Biden administration recently deployed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which responds to natural or man-made domestic disasters and emergencies, to help manage the influx of unaccompanied children who have made the journey to the U.S.-Mexico border.
During a recent interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos, Biden discouraged migrants from coming, and told them to remain in their home communities.
This is an excerpt from The Daily Wire.
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