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Speaker Johnson speculates Biden’s staff preventing border action
By Jake Beardslee · February 2, 2024
Speaker Johnson speculates Biden's staff preventing border action
House Speaker Mike Johnson recently spoke with Fox Business and accused Biden of not taking executive action on the border due to staff influence and criticized a bipartisan Senate border deal. Office of Speaker Mike Johnson/Wikimedia
Speaker Johnson speculates Biden's staff preventing border action
"He knows that he has the authority. We’ve documented it for him. I’ve read to him the law myself — to the president. Read him the provisions of the law and said, ‘Mr. President, please take action," Johnson told Fox Business. Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America/Wikimedia
Speaker Johnson speculates Biden's staff preventing border action
"I don’t think he’s allowed to do it. I’m not sure Joe Biden is actually making these decisions. I think it’s staff around him, and they’re pushing him to hold the — or to keep the border open," Johnson said. Office of Congressman Mike Johnson/Wikimedia
Speaker Johnson speculates Biden's staff preventing border action
Johnson has been pressing Biden to take executive action, including reinstating "Remain in Mexico" and restarting border wall construction. The White House/Wikimedia
Speaker Johnson speculates Biden's staff preventing border action
Johnson criticizes the reported details of a Senate border-Ukraine aid deal, saying it would be "dead on arrival" in the House. Noclip/Wikimedia
Speaker Johnson speculates Biden's staff preventing border action
The White House disputes Biden can do more through executive action and accuses Johnson of resisting the Senate deal for political reasons, according to The Hill. Office of Speaker Mike Johnson/Wikimedia
Speaker Johnson speculates Biden's staff preventing border action
"Speaker Johnson claimed he believes action should be taken to secure the border. Yet it is House Republicans who are saying they will block an historic bipartisan border security deal supported by President Biden," a White House spokesperson said. The White House/Wikimedia
Speaker Johnson speculates Biden's staff preventing border action
Senate Majority Leader Schumer says the text of the border-Ukraine deal will be released Sunday, The New York Times reported. Mobilus In Mobili/Wikimedia