Former daytime TV talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw visited the southern Texas border on Friday and slammed both President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris over the ongoing immigration crisis, video footage shows It became clear.
footage of Dr. Phil The post at the southern border was posted to emphasized the problem. Cameras showed Dr. Phil behind the wall discussing why he believes Biden and the administration have failed at the southern border.
The midday host weighed in on Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's claims that Biden not only “refused” to enforce protection laws, but also “seduced” thousands of immigrants into avoiding legal points of entry. was taken up. (Related: House passes bill imposing significant criminal penalties on migrants and smugglers who flee Border Patrol)
“Texas law enforcement seized 454 million lethal doses of fentanyl during this mission. Governor Abbott said the federal government has broken its agreements with the states. He said President Biden has refused to enforce and even violated these laws, resulting in a humanitarian crisis the likes of which we have never seen before and wasting taxpayer dollars to destroy border security infrastructure in Texas. Gov. Abbott announced that President Biden will separate tens of thousands of illegal immigrants from 28 legal entry points along the Texas border and reduce the number of illegal immigrants in the Rio Grande River. “They directed it into the ocean,” Dr. Phil said.
NEW: Dr. Phil blasts Kamala Harris on the southern border and speaks out against the Biden border crisis, calling it a 'humanitarian crisis like we've never seen before.'
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Dr. Phil cited Department of Homeland Security statistics and claimed that the number of illegal immigrants who entered the United States is “more than the population of 33 different states.” (Related article: Biden: “We've done everything we can'' to resolve the border crisis. “Give us your strength!'')
“According to the Department of Homeland Security, more than 6 million illegal immigrants have entered the country since President Biden took office.” [the] In just three years, the southern border of Texas. This is more than the population of her 33 states in this country. And what about Vice President Kamala Harris? Did you know that she is our country's immigration czar? How many times has she been to the border? She only did it once,” Dr. Phil said.
Tensions between Texas officials and the federal government began to rise after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Biden administration could remove the razor wire installed by Mr. Abbott.Texas officials also confiscated Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas. Just before the Supreme Court's decision is handed down, as the number of illegal border crossers is rapidly increasing in towns bordering states.
The federal government claimed that Texas authorities prevented the Border Patrol from carrying out its mission, but the state continued to ignore Demands extradition of southern border. Since the escalation, Mr. Abbott has defended the state's choice, arguing that Texas has a constitutional right to self-defense.a handful republican governor Some have supported the Lone Star State, sending in the National Guard to support efforts to stop illegal immigrants from entering the country.
