Biden Says Trump to Blame For Border Crisis Because He Wouldn't Share Info During Transition...Or Something

What does sharing information between the outgoing Trump administration and the incoming Biden team have to do with the crisis at the border?

Biden is once again trying to blame Donald Trump for the crisis that the new president created at the border with his own rhetoric, but his bizarre explanation needs some unpacking. He told NBC News Today co-host Craig Melvin that the problem was due to what happened during the presidential transition. It should be noted that only 9,000 border crossers were apprehended by the border patrol in December 2020.

There were more than 171,000 in March.

“The two departments that didn’t give us access to virtually anything were the immigration and the Defense Department,” said Biden, who added that his team didn’t know until he was sworn into office that Trump had fired many people from those departments and they were “understaffed considerably.”

I’m still failing to understand what this has to do with 171,000 illegal immigrants showing up at our border when Trump had the problem under reasonable control. And the reason they were “understaffed” was that you don’t need the same number of personnel to handle 9,000 new arrivals as you do 171,000.


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At least they, (PJ Media), and The Washington Examiner got it right:

If the Trump administration wasn’t preparing for a migration overflow, it’s because there was no overflow for which to prepare. Trump had implemented a number of successful policies that helped immigration agents get control of the 2019 humanitarian crisis and prevent it from happening again. His “Remain in Mexico” policy made sure border facilities weren’t overrun by migrants seeking asylum. His decision to end “catch and release” allowed officials to process and deport migrants quickly who did not qualify for asylum in the U.S. Both of these policies also protected border towns from being overwhelmed by migrants who needed assistance while awaiting court hearings.

And, as PJM states, of course there'll be no follow-up questions from MSM.  All will just nod their dolted heads, and smile wanly.  Okay, condescendingly.  

widower biden, wouldnt it be exceptional if the driver of the truck were indeed drunk.maybe your current limo driver will take the hint.

Elizabeth Theus wrote:What does sharing information between the outgoing Trump administration and the incoming Biden team have to do with the crisis at the border?

Biden is once again trying to blame Donald Trump for the crisis that the new president created at the border with his own rhetoric, but his bizarre explanation needs some unpacking. He told NBC News Today co-host Craig Melvin that the problem was due to what happened during the presidential transition. It should be noted that only 9,000 border crossers were apprehended by the border patrol in December 2020.

There were more than 171,000 in March.

“The two departments that didn’t give us access to virtually anything were the immigration and the Defense Department,” said Biden, who added that his team didn’t know until he was sworn into office that Trump had fired many people from those departments and they were “understaffed considerably.”

I’m still failing to understand what this has to do with 171,000 illegal immigrants showing up at our border when Trump had the problem under reasonable control. And the reason they were “understaffed” was that you don’t need the same number of personnel to handle 9,000 new arrivals as you do 171,000.


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Gee, now there is a novel idea, a Democrat blaming a Republican! Somehow I knew that it would get blamed on President Trump. Bejing is delusional, demented and dim-witted but, it's always someone else's fault. It seems like this is right from the Democrat play book, place the blame on someone else, preferably of the other party...

@RV, if you didn't say a mouthful.  :thumbsup2:

You'd think by now that the Bush's would at least somehow concede to appreciating Trump, if nothing else.