Donald Trump attacked Kamala Harris for pledging to improve border security and blaming Republican lawmakers for the failure of a bipartisan immigration bill.
The vice president promised to sign similar legislation into law if elected to succeed President Joe Biden and touted her own record as California attorney general, saying she had prosecuted "transnational gangs, the drug cartels and the human traffickers," but Trump lashed out on social media.
"Kamala Harris just said, after 10 years of weak statements, and 3 1/2 years of REALLY WEAK ACTIONS, that she wants to get tough on the Border," Trump posted on Truth Social. "Well, why hasn’t she done it, it’s almost four years too late. She’s all talk, NO ACTION! Our Country is being absolutely obliterated by her, our wonderful 'Border Czar,' allowing millions of people to pour in, totally unchecked and unvetted, with large numbers of terrorists, and many others from prisons and mental institutions."
Federal data estimates 4.2 million people entered the country illegally since Biden took office, although Republicans insist that number is closer to 8 million, and migration experts say there's no evidence of widespread entry into the U.S. by criminals or mental patients.
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"Because of her, we have become a DUMPING GROUND FOR THE WORLD," the ex-president said. "KAMALA BROKE IT, I WILL FIX IT!"
Harris reminded voters that senior Republicans, including Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell, acknowledge that Trump's opposition killed the border deal because he wanted to campaign on that issue hoped to deprive Biden of a political win.
“Donald Trump [doesn’t] want to fix this problem," Harris said over the weekend at a rally in Phoenix, Arizona. "He talks a big game — about a lot of things — but he talks a big game about border security. But he does not walk the walk.”
