Fox News anchor Martha McCallum on Friday reprimanded former Democratic National Committee (DNC) spokesperson Jose Aristimno for laughing during a debate about crimes committed by illegal immigrants.
As of July 2024, more than 435,000 noncitizens have been convicted of crimes in the United States. According to in a Wednesday letter from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. When McCallum brought up the issue on “The Story with Martha McCallum,” Aristimno blamed former President Donald Trump, which Outkick founder Clay Travis called an extremely stupid argument. He called it that, drawing laughter from former Democratic National Committee officials. (Related: Majority of Americans support border wall construction for first time in poll history)
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“Jose, these are terrible numbers. You don't want to know that some of the 13,000 people who have committed murder or 15,000 who have committed sexual assault are in your neighborhood or in your family,” McCallum said. said.
“It's a real problem,” Aristimno acknowledged, before slamming Trump's rhetoric and accusing him of “insulting” the former president.[ing] Venezuelan immigrants” and “Haitian immigrants.”
McCallum said Trump was referring to gangs and criminals, not all immigrants, but Aristimno disagreed.
“They want to deport people who look like me just because you’re Latino. [Vice President] “Kamala Harris and Joe Biden, the first day Joe Biden was sworn in, he introduced an immigration bill and Republicans blocked it,” he said. “What happened to the border bill from a few months ago? Donald Trump called Speaker Johnson and said, 'Repeat the bill.' That's just the reality. ”
McCollum agreed with the bill, but also said the president can close the border and executive orders can have an impact.
“Martha, I feel like I'm on some weird drug. Jose says Kamala Harris and Joe Biden sent 13,000 known murderers and 16,000 known rapists to Donald Trump. Did I just say it's because of this? With all due respect, this is the stupidest argument in the history of Fox News, at least while I was a guest. You're right,'' Travis said, and Aristimno laughed.
“There's nothing funny about this… there's nothing funny here,” McCallum said.
Harris recently rambled for nearly three minutes while answering audience questions about her plan to deal with illegal immigration. The vice president spoke about Harris' career as California's attorney general and prosecutor before focusing on Trump's opposition to the bipartisan border bill, which she has promised to sign into law if elected president.
The bill would have earmarked more than $700 million to hire more U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and Border Patrol agents. But it included a provision that would allow the border to remain open if fewer than 5,000 migrants cross per day.
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