CNN Embarrasses Squad Member Ayanna Pressley
The state of America southern border has become a national news story in recent weeks as record numbers of illegal immigrants cross into the country. While some Democratic leaders, such as the governor of Massachusetts, are increasingly wary of the crisis, democrat Congresswoman from Massachusetts, Ayanna Pressley, insisted during a CNN interview on Wednesday that the situation is under control.
CNN host Jake Tapper noted some Republicans concerns about the lack of additional border security funding in the upcoming bipartisan Senate bill, pressing Pressley about whether something needs to be done about the crisis at the border.
To which Pressley replied
No doubt about it, our border is secure, and we are in the midst of a humanitarian crisis, and we have to fix a broken system
before being interrupted by Tapper to see if he heard correctly.
You think the border is secure? Or it is not secure?
Pressley repeated that America is in the midst of a humanitarian crisis and that federal investment must be secured to support migrant families.
Tapper asked for clarification a second time, noting that he agrees this is a humanitarian crisis,
But just to get some clarity on this, and sure it is a conversation for another day, but do you think that the border is secure? Is that what you said?
Pressley went on.
Yes, the border is secure
the Massachusetts congresswoman claimed a second time.
And we are in the midst of a humanitarian crisis that has been created by a broken system.
Tapper persisted.
But if you have millions of undocumented migrants coming into the country, how is the border secure?
Pressley avoided the question by answering that
this is not a new crisis,labeling it once again as a humanitarian crisis, noting her work representing one of the most diverse constituencies in the country and being the chair of the House Haiti caucus while representing the third largest Haitian diaspora.
Tapper relentlessly continued the notion that the border is secure
Okay, it sounds like in there you acknowledge that there are millions of people crossing the border illegally, which would mean that the border is not secure,
Would you grant me the point that the border is not secure?[
Pressley gave up.
Jake, that is a conversation for another day,
Right now I am squarely focused on preventing a government shutdown.
ROFL!
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