Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas visited Ezra Klein’s podcast this week and the results are pretty interesting. What’s immediately apparent in this discussion is that progressive commentator Ezra Klein understands the conservative critique of the Biden administration’s actions. He’s not ignorant of what happened at the border (and why) during the Biden administration.
And yet, you also get the feeling he’s slow-walking things intentionally. This is not a confrontational interview. Instead, Klein seems content to introduce each point and then give Mayorkas an extended chance to deny the obvious. The overall impression is sort of surreal. All of the dots are there but Klein doesn’t seem interested in connecting them.
I think the way to do this is just to highlight some of the questions Klein asked and you’ll see what I mean.
Ezra Klein: We had a significant surge in…
