Bill O'Reilly and News Nation host Chris Cuomo clashed Wednesday over former President Donald Trump's impact on border security, prompting O'Reilly to call one of Cuomo's claims “BS.” I urged you.
Mr. O'Reilly appeared on “Cuomo” to discuss ongoing issues in the South. Border crisis. During the debate, both sides discussed President Trump's Remain in Mexico policy, with O'Reilly claiming to support the policy and Cuomo opposing it. (Related: Senate Republicans, border stoppage bill)
“[He] “We activated the Remain in Mexico policy, which had not been voted on in Congress, by executive order and took it to federal court,” O'Reilly said. “The case went to federal court, and the federal courts put it on hold, blocking most illegal immigration. Biden did the same with an executive order, saying, 'No asylum applications will be accepted for six months.' It is possible to say. Clearly, there is an emergency situation. Reorganize it and then start. ”
“Legally, it's difficult. Remain in Mexico was good policy, but it didn't have a huge impact. Less than 100,000 people passed,” Cuomo said.
“Oh, of course it had an impact! Once it was introduced, the numbers went down almost immediately,” O'Reilly countered.
The two hosts got into a spat over Trump-era policies, which escalated when O'Reilly told Cuomo he was “living in a fairyland” over Cuomo's interpretation of events. (Related: Biden says 'the only reason' border is not secure is because Donald Trump helped repeal immigration bill)
“Mr. McAleenan, then-Secretary of DHS, worked with his staff to put together a patchwork of homeland agreements in Central and South America,” Cuomo said.
“Oh, that's so BS! I can't believe it. You're living in a fairyland,” O'Reilly said.
“That's what slowed it down. Wow, you know, you're really intolerant of things that don't come out of your head,” Cuomo pushed back.
“No, I'm intolerant of people who live in the land of Oz. Give Toto a dog biscuit when you get home. This is why it's canceled, because Trump said this. [Mexican President] Obrador: “You don't stop us. We will stop you with the military.” Boom! Mexican troops were deployed to the Guatemalan and northern borders and quickly stopped the attack. That’s what happened,” O’Reilly said.
“We still have hundreds of thousands of people coming here in other ways, saying it wasn't a big fix,” Cuomo said.
President Biden and his administration fought a legal battle for nearly a year before making the official announcement. ending Republicans warned that the end of the Trump-era strategy would have a negative impact on the southern border and in the following states: Utah Within a year, immigration began to surge.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a record 302,034 illegal border crossings were recorded in December 2023.
