As a controversial border security bill is held up in Congress, President Joe Biden is claiming he’s done all he can to keep the southern border secure, blaming Trump and Republicans in Congress for border woes (“I’ve done all I can do, just give me the power,” etc.).
Yet even liberally slanted PolitiFact noted Biden used his executive powers to end President Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” program that required some asylum seekers to remain in Mexico while awaiting their U.S. hearings. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) claimed Biden doesn’t need new authority to decrease illegal border crossings and spelled out how on X.
The PBS NewsHour has consistently ignored those facts to keep the scrutiny spotlight 100% upon Trump and congressional Republicans. Anchor Geoff Bennett on January 29 accused Trump of “trying to tank this agreement, urging the House speaker, Mike Johnson, not…
