FOX News' Martha McCollum defended President Joe Biden's border policies Thursday and had a tough exchange with political analyst Juan Williams.

McCollum challenged Williams, arguing that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is doing an adequate job at border security as immigration insecurity continues to hit record highs. .

“How can he look someone in the eye and say, 'We're doing a great job'?” McCollum asked Williams. “So no one can actually be held accountable for what happens on their watch anymore?”

“Oh, I think people need to take responsibility, Martha…I think he should take some responsibility, but he's dealing with a broken immigration system,” Williams said. Told.

“Oh my god, Juan,” McCollum said. “I hear you, and I'm sorry to jump at you, but there are a lot of things the president can do right now. He can stop catch-and-release, he can fix the border wall, there's just so much he can do at his discretion. Yes, you can criticize Republicans all day long, and there's so much you can do about Mayorkas right now, so why wouldn't you? Isn't he doing it, Juan? That's my direct question, why? Why isn’t the president doing what he’s supposed to be doing?”

Williams accused House Republicans of not trying to find “real solutions” to the border crisis and instead pushing for “photo-op theater.”He acknowledged that the Biden administration has provided additional funding. request Spend $14 billion to hire more Border Patrol and immigration agents. (Related: Republican lawmaker says Mayorkas is country's 'biggest domestic threat' ahead of impeachment proceedings)

“Instead of saying, 'This is not the only place where we're really working on immigration reform,' they're participating in a photo-op theater at the border.”

“Oh, okay, but you haven't answered my question,” McCollum quickly interjected.

“But what about the request from the Biden administration for additional funding for Border Patrol agents and asylum workers?” Williams continued. “The Trump administration secured $14 billion in additional border funding during his administration. But now [House Speaker Mike] Johnson and the Republican Party continue to use this issue as a political platform to try to embarrass the White House. ”

“Yes, but the president can go beyond that. He can do some of the things I just mentioned, but they don't involve Congress at all. But he doesn't want to We don't do that,” McCallum said.

House Speaker Mike Johnson and more than 60 other Republicans traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border this week to address the crisis.speaker ridiculed In response to Biden's proposal, Border Patrol agents insisted they didn't want the $14 billion in additional funding.

“It was an eye-opening event,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson said at a press conference. “One thing is absolutely clear: America has reached a breaking point with record levels of illegal immigration, and today we are witnessing firsthand the damage and disruption that our border catastrophe is causing in every community. The situation here and across the country is truly unconscionable.”

The White House claimed that Republicans visiting the border were exacerbating the crisis.