Ted Cruz: Kamala Harris has left herself 'only one option' to handle border 'mess'

NORTH LAWN TODAY. >> Dana: HE IS HARD TO MISS HE IS SO TALL. TED CRUZ, GOOD TO HAVE YOU, SIR. KAMALA HARRIS’S APPOINTMENT TO TAKE OVER THE BORDER, LEADER MCCARTHY ON THE SENATE SIDE SAID SHE IS THE POINT PERSON FOR THE BORDER CRISIS AND THEN SENATOR HARRIS COMPARED ICE TO THE K.K.K., INTRODUCED LEGISLATION TO REDUCE DETENTION BEDS AND SAID HOLDING KIDS OVER 72 HOURS WAS INHUMANE. DOES SHE STAND BY THAT? I WOULD ASK YOU, SHOULD SHE BE GIVEN A CHANCE TO DO THIS AND SEE HOW SHE DOES? >> I HAVE TO SAY MY REACTION TO THAT APPOINTMENT IS WOW, JOE BIDEN REALLY DOESN’T LIKE KAMALA HARRIS. THIS BORDER CRISIS IS THE BIGGEST POLITICAL MESS JOE BIDEN HAS. IT THREATENS TO DERAIL THE ENTIRE ADMINISTRATION. WHAT DOES HE DO? LOOKS TO HIS VICE PRESIDENT AND SAYS YOU TAKE IT. IT IS YOUR PROBLEM NOW. LISTEN, UNFORTUNATELY SHE IS NOTING TO BE ABLE TO SOLVE THIS CRISIS. WHY? THEY CREATED THIS CRISIS AND THEY DID IT BECAUSE OF THEIR POLITICAL PARTISAN COMMITMENTS THAT THEY CAN’T BACK AWAY FROM. WHY ARE WE HAVING THIS CRISIS AT THE BORDER? WHEN JOE BIDEN GOT ELECTED THE FIRST THING HE DID WAS STOP CONSTRUCTION OF THE BORDER WALL, REINSTITUTED CATCH AND RELEASE. THE FAILED POLICY. NOW WHEN WE DETAIN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WE LET THEM GO, GIVE THEM A COURT DATE SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE AND MANY NEVER SHOW UP. AND HE ENDED THE REMAIN IN MEXICO POLICY, THIS INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL FOREIGN POLICY ACCOMPLISHMENT WHERE THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION NEGOTIATED WITH MEXICO THAT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FROM CENTRAL AMERICA WOULD REMAIN IN MEXICO WHILE THEIR ASYLUM PROCEEDINGS WERE MOVING FORWARD. THEY ALL PRODUCED REAL SUCCESS. BUT BECAUSE THE DEMOCRATS CAMPAIGN ON SAYING ICE IS EVIL. SECURING THE BORDER IS WRONG. THE DEMOCRATS SUPPORT OPEN BORDERS. KAMALA HARRIS DOESN’T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO OTHER THAN GO DOWN THERE AND LET EVERYBODY GO. THAT’S THE ONLY OPTION THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE POLITICAL PROMISES SHE HAS MADE. I’LL TELL YOU REPRESENTING THE STATE OF TEXAS WE’RE SEEING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS BEING RELEASED IN HARLINGEN, TEXAS. THEY’RE TESTING POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 AT A SEVEN TIMES HIGHER RATE THAN THE U.S. POPULATION. IT IS A HUMANITARIAN, PUBLIC HEALTH AND SECURITY CRISIS. >> Bill: YOU ARE GOING THERE TOMORROW WITH SENATOR CORNYN. WHEN DO YOU THINK KAMALA HARRIS GOES OR PRESIDENT BIDEN? >> I HAVE NO IDEA. THEY ASKED KAMALA A FEW DAYS AGO IF SHE WAS GOING AND SHE LAUGHED AT THAT QUESTION. TONIGHT I’M HEADED TO THE BORDER AND BRINGING 18 SENATORS. I’M BRINGING 18 SENATORS TO GO DOWN TO THE BORDER. WE ARE GOING TO THE FACILITIES AND MEETING WITH BORDER PATROL AND THE BORDER PATROL UNION WHO I KNOW VERY WELL. WE’LL INSPECT THOSE FACILITIES AND SEE THEM DIRECTLY. I’LL TELL YOU, WE INVITED FOX NEWS TO EMBED WITH US AND ABC NEWS TO EMBED WITH US. THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS SAID HELL NO, THEY WILL NOT ALLOW REPORTERS ANYWHERE NEAR. THEY ARE BLOCKING WHAT 18 SENATORS SHOW UP, THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS SAYING NO REPORTER CAN SHOW UP BECAUSE -- THIS IS THEIR ARGUMENT AND IT IS LAUGHABLE. THEY SAY THAT REPORTERS -- THERE IS TOO BIG A RISK OF COVID. IF THERE IS A CAMERAMAN, SUDDENLY IT IS A COVID CRISIS. NEVER MIND THE DONNA FACILITY THAT THEY WON’T ALLOW REPORTERS INTO. THE DONNA FACILITY’S CAPACITY IS 250 PEOPLE. IT CURRENTLY HAS NEARLY 4,000 PEOPLE IN IT. THAT’S 1,500% IN EXCESS OF ITS CAPACITY. THERE IS A REASON THEY DON’T WANT REPORTERS IN THERE. IT IS NOT COVID. THE REASON THEY DON’T WANT REPORTERS IN THERE IS BECAUSE THEY DON’T WANT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO REALIZE THE ABSOLUTE TRAIN WRECK OF A POLICY THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS IMPLEMENTED. >> Bill: YOU CAN LET THEM KNOW. WE’VE BEEN WORKING FOR A YEAR NON-STOP. >> Dana: THE OTHER THING HAPPENING A BIG DEAL YESTERDAY. HR1, THE BILL THAT THE DEMOCRATS PASSED IN THE HOUSE BASICALLY COMPLETELY CHANGE VOTING RIETSZ IN AMERICA, THERE WAS A HEARING ON IT YESTERDAY. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR AMERICANS TO KNOW ABOUT THAT BILL? >> I THINK THIS IS THE MOST SINGLE MOST DANGEROUS BILL BEING CONSIDERED BY CONGRESS RIGHT NOW. IT IS THE CORRUPT POLITICIANS ACT. IT DESIGNED TO ENTRENCH CORRUPT POLITICIANS IN OFFICE, KEEP DEMOCRATS IN POWER FOR 100 YEARS. IT HAS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TAKE OVER ALL ELECTIONS. IT REPEALS VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE COMMON SENSE STATE INTEGRITY LAWS FOR ELECTION INTEGRITY. FOR EXAMPLE, 29 STATES HAVE VOTER I.D. LAWS INCLUDING TEXAS. THE CORRUPT POLITICIANS ACT REPEALS EVERY ONE OF THEM SAYS IT’S ILLEGAL TO REQUIRE IDENTIFICATION TO VOTE. THE CORRUPT POLITICIAN ACT ALSO MANDATES UNIVERSAL MAIL-IN VOTING EVERYWHERE FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER AND MANDATES BALLOT HARVESTING. 31 STATES HAVE MADE ILLEGAL. PAID POLITICAL OPERATIVES THAT GO TO A NURSING HOME AND COLLECT HUNDREDS OF BALLOTS. IT IS THE SINGLE MOST LIKELY CIRCUMSTANCE FOR VOTER FRAUD THAWS THOSE PAID OPERATIVES CAN GO TO VULNERABLE SENIORS IN NURSING HOMES WHO MAY NOT BE IN A CONDITION TO MAKE CHOICES. IF THE SENIORS VOTE IN A WAY THEY DON’T LIKE THEY CAN THROW THEIR BALLOT AWAY. DEMOCRATS ARE TRYING TO EXPAND THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FRAUD AND I’LL TELL YOU MORE FUNDAMENTALLY THAN THAT. IT AUTOMATICALLY REGISTERS ANYONE WHO INTERACTS WITH THE GOVERNMENT. WHO GETS A WELFARE CHECK, UNEMPLOYMENT CHECK, DRIVER’S LICENSE, GOES TO A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY. THE DEMOCRATS KNOW IT WILL RESULT IN MILLIONS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS BEING REGISTERED TO VOTE AND THAT IS THEIR OBJECTIVE IS TO GET MILLIONS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO VOTE AND ALSO STRIKES DOWN ALL THE STATE LAWS LIMITING FELONS AND CRIMINALS FROM VOTING. THIS LAW MANDATES THAT WHEN ANYONE LEAVES PRISON THEY CAN IMMEDIATELY VOTE. THE DEMOCRATS HAVE DECIDED WHAT AMERICA NEEDS THE MORE MURDERERS, RAPISTS AND CHILD MOLESTERS VOTING AND MILLIONS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND CRIMINALS VOTING IS GOING TO BENEFIT DEMOCRATS AND KEEP THEM IN POWER. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PIECE OF LEGISLATION. >> Bill: QUICKLY I WANT TO PLAY A CLIP FROM YOU YESTERDAY ON THE HILL. YOU CAME OUT TO TALK TO REPORTERS AND THIS EXCHANGE WENT THE FOLLOWING WAY. >> COULD YOU PLEASE PUT YOUR MASK ON? >> WHEN I’M TALKING TO THE TV CAMERA I’M NOT WEARING A MAX. WE’VE ALL BEEN IMMUNIZED. YOU ARE WELCOME TO STEP AWAY IF YOU LIKE. THE WHOLE POINT OF A VACCINE, CDC GUIDANCE IS WHAT WE’RE FOLLOWING. >> Bill: WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THAT WE DID NOT SEE ON CAMERA? >> THAT PARTICULAR CAMERAMAN WENT AND LEFT AND HE DECIDED HE DIDN’T WANT TO BE AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE. HE IS WELCOME TO MAKE THAT CHOICE. AT SOME POINT IT IS A LITTLE SILLY. I’VE GOT TO SAY IF YOU TURN ON THE TV ON ANY GIVEN DAY AND WATCH, SAY, THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS CONFERENCE WITH JEN PSAKI. SHE HASN’T WORN A MASK AND YOU DIDN’T SEE REPORTERS THROWING A FIT AND RUNNING SCREAMING OUT OF THE ROOM. IT IS PARTICULARLY ABSURD WHEN EVERY SENATOR STANDING THERE HAS BEEN VACCINATED. AT SOME POINT IT BECOMES A THEATER. I’M NOT SOMEONE WHO SAYS NEVER WEAR A MASK. USE COMMON SENSE PRECAUTIONS. PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN PRETTY CRAZY ABOUT THIS STUFF.

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Length: 7min 45sec (465 seconds)

Published: Thu Mar 25 2021