There’s gaslighting, and then there’s KJP Gaslighting.
The latter was on full display on Friday when White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked if President Biden had seen the viral video of illegal migrants charging the Texas National Guard at the border with Mexico.
In Jean-Pierre’s mind, that’s a Lone Star problem.
“I mean look, I have not spoken to the president about that video,” she replied. “What I can say is this, you know, I really, truly believe that’s a question for the Republican governor of Texas.”
“This is something that he should address, that he should actually speak to,” she explained. “The president has worked with Congress, in the Senate, as I just spoke to, about getting an immigration bill done, making sure that we deal with the border challenges that we’re now seeing, and you have a governor of Texas who has continued to politicize this.”
Karine Jean-Pierre says the invasion of illegal aliens near El Paso yesterday is “a question for the Republican governor of Texas” @SGTnewsNetwork
Sounds like it’s full steam ahead @GregAbbott_TX pic.twitter.com/AtaSJZ1ezg
— Salty Texan (@texan_maga) March 23, 2024
KJP Gaslighting, it turns out, is a dud.
Her attempt to spin the migrant surge backfired immediately.
“It’s actually a question for Joe Biden,” stated Republican National Committee Research Strategic Communications Director Tommy Pigott. “Joe Biden has abdicated his responsibility to secure the border, created the crisis with his open-border agenda, refuses to end it by reversing his executive actions, and is actively undermining border security.”
It’s actually a question for Joe Biden.
Joe Biden has abdicated his responsibility to secure the border, created the crisis with his open-border agenda, refuses to end it by reversing his executive actions, and is actively undermining border security. https://t.co/UAXGcacloL
— Tommy Pigott (@TommyPigott) March 22, 2024
“The U.S. border getting invaded is not the president’s problem but the responsibility of a Republican governor” — and now I’ve seen and heard it all. Beyond the pale. https://t.co/YEdFIltNxD
— Doug Powers (@ThePowersThatBe) March 22, 2024
“I’m not entirely sure KJP knows that her boss the President has repeatedly sued the Governor of Texas to PREVENT him from addressing it,” said self-described “Republican communicator” Matt Whitlock.
“Incredible,” stated Fox News contributor Katie Pavlich. “The spokesperson for the President of the United States won’t comment on a blatant sovereignty violation of an international border.”
I’m not entirely sure KJP knows that her boss the President has repeatedly sued the Governor of Texas to PREVENT him from addressing it. https://t.co/jCQjZOY6CV
— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) March 22, 2024
Incredible. The spokesperson for the President of the United States won’t comment on a blatant sovereignty violation of an international border. https://t.co/nQnydibNvR
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) March 22, 2024
In a statement to the Daily Caller, Gov. Greg Abbott’s office addressed the “mental gymnastics” exhibited by the Biden administration.
“The mental gymnastics from the Biden Administration are astonishing,” said Gov. Abbott’s press secretary, Andrew Mahaleris. “Yesterday’s surge in El Paso is the direct result of the unsustainable chaos President Biden has unleashed on the border.”
“Texas,” he vowed, “will continue to utilize every tool and strategy to deter and repel illegal crossings as President Biden’s dangerous open border policies encourage migrants from over 150 countries to make unsafe and illegal crossings between ports of entry.”
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Author: Melissa Fine
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