As 2024 begins, Karine Jean Pierre proves she hasn’t changed a bit as White House press secretary. During a recent CNN interview, Pierre pushed responsibility away from the Biden administration and blamed Texas Governor Greg Abbott for the influx of migrants entering the United States. She called it “shameful” for Abbott to transport migrants to Democratic cities in the north, but conveniently left out that these migrants are flooding Texas due to Biden’s refusal to secure the southern border.
Pierre continued to deflect by claiming the immigration system has been broken for decades and that the president is attempting to fix it with his comprehensive plan. However, the facts show otherwise. Under President Trump, the border was achieving some semblance of order, with a decrease in illegal immigrant encounters in fiscal years 2019 and 2020. It wasn’t until the Biden administration took office that the border crisis erupted.
According to KJP… it's "shameful" that Greg Abbott sends illegals to Democrat cities…
Funny how she leaves out that they flood Texas because Biden doesn't protect the southern border. pic.twitter.com/lVb3KuLNiy
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) January 2, 2024
Governor Abbott has been dealing with the brunt of this crisis, as Texas is the state that shares the longest border with Mexico. However, Pierre attempted to shift the blame to him and claimed he should talk to his state’s senators to work with the Biden administration. Yet, it’s hard to believe Abbott would want to work with an administration that has unleashed a tsunami of illegal immigrants on his state.
But the blame game doesn’t end there. Pierre also accused Abbott of using migrants as a “political stunt” and shamed him for busing and flying them to other cities. This practice has been in place since at least the beginning of 2022, with Delta flights being filled with migrants being transported by the Department of Homeland Security. However, Pierre conveniently ignored this fact and continued to blame Abbott for the situation.
It’s important to remember that just a few years ago, Democratic-run cities were glorifying themselves as “sanctuary cities” and championing the rights of immigrants. Mayors like Lori Lightfoot and Bill de Blasio openly defied Trump’s immigration policies and declared their cities would always be welcoming. So, it’s no surprise that migrants are now being transported to these same cities they were promised sanctuary in.
No one likes to be confronted with the negative ramifications of their choices.
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Governor Abbott isn’t giving in to this blame game.
In fact, he called out the Biden administration for ignoring policy changes and denying that the border is open. He also reiterates that Texas will continue to build barriers, deny illegal entry, and bus migrants. Social media users also saw through Pierre’s deflecting and shamed her and the Biden administration for trying to shift the blame.
It’s clear that Karine Jean Pierre and her boss believe Americans are fools. It would take a fool to ignore Biden’s obvious decline, not to mention the crime rates soaring since the “defund the police” movement took hold. And it would take a fool not to remember the same Democratic cities now struggling with a migrant crisis were boasting about being sanctuaries just a few years ago.
The year may have changed, but Pierre remains the same – deflecting and blaming instead of taking responsibility.