At the beginning of his remarks from the White House on Tuesday announcing that he would prohibit migrants from seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border, President Biden tried to make clear just whose fault it was that he was taking action by executive order.
The White House, Mr. Biden said, had struck an agreement with congressional Republicans earlier this year on what he called the “strongest border security agreement in decades.”It did not take.
Because Donald Trump told them to,” Mr. Biden said.
That’s what he wanted to do.”On this, Mr. Biden proved correct.
Mr. Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee set to face Mr. Biden in the general election, indeed attacked the president a couple of hours before his border announcement.
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Biden, Donald Trump, ” Mr, Trump, Mr
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White, Republicans, Republican
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U.S, Mexico