The White House press pool filed a formal complaint against Democrat President Joe Biden for refusing to answer questions from American media about the multiple crises that have erupted under his regime.
The complaint came as Biden met with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the Oval Office, which comes after Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/british-parliament-unloads-on-biden-biden-may-have-condemned-the-world-to-chinese-domination-in-future">angered</a> the British with his disastrous pullout from Afghanistan.
&#8220;[President] Biden and British PM [Boris Johnson] meet to discuss pandemic, trade and other issues,&#8221; CBS News reporter Ed O&#8217;Keefe tweeted. &#8220;Johnson took 3 questions. White House aides shouted down U.S. attempts to ask questions. I asked Biden about southern border and we couldn’t decipher what he said.&#8221;
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IN THE OVAL OFFICE… <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a> Biden and British PM <a href="https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BorisJohnson</a> meet to discuss pandemic, trade and other issues. Johnson took 3 questions. White House aides shouted down U.S. attempts to ask questions. I asked Biden about southern border and we couldn’t decipher what he said. <a href="https://t.co/A86kgdfsuc">pic.twitter.com/A86kgdfsuc</a>
&mdash; Ed O&#39;Keefe (@edokeefe) <a href="https://twitter.com/edokeefe/status/1440427399099793408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 21, 2021</a></blockquote>
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White House Correspondents&#8217; Association President Steven Portnoy said in a statement that he filed a formal complaint over the incident to White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki.
&#8220;The entire editorial component of the U.S. pool went immediately into Jen Psaki&#8217;s office to register a formal complaint that no American reporters were recognized for questions in the president&#8217;s Oval Office, and that wranglers loudly shouted over the president as he seemed to give an answer to Ed O&#8217;Keefe&#8217;s question about the situation at the Southern Border,&#8221; the statement said. &#8220;Biden&#8217;s answer could not be heard over the shouting.&#8221;
&#8220;Psaki was unaware that the incident had occurred, and suggested that she was not in a position to offer an immediate solution,&#8221; the statement continued.
Portnoy requested that Biden hold a formal press conference as a makeup for continuing to ignore reporters&#8217; questions, which is a common occurrence from Biden, and Psaki responded by claiming that Biden &#8220;takes questions several times a week.&#8221;
Mainstream reporters vented their frustration with Biden&#8217;s lack of transparency in refusing to engage with the press as the country grapples with his multiple crises:
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<li>Ashley Parker, The Washington Post: &#8220;Worth noting that Biden ran for office promising to restore democracy after 4 years of Trump. But today it was the British leader, NOT the American one, who spotlighted a key tenet of a flourishing democracy — respect for a free press — by taking questions from his press corps.&#8221;</li>
<li>Stephen Miller, The Spectator: &#8220;Joe Biden has not taken or answered a single question regarding the border, FDA boosters getting shot down and the drone strike that killed 7 kids. His aides shout down reporters and herds them out of rooms, and the press complies with them.&#8221;</li>
<li>Jennifer Jacobs, Bloomberg News: &#8220;Biden aides shouted over the president in the Oval Office, trying to prevent a back-and-forth between @POTUS and the press corps.&#8221;</li>
<li>Andrew Restuccia, The Wall Street Journal: &#8220;A chaotic scene in the Oval Office today as Boris Johnson unexpectedly took questions from British reporters, and White House aides shouted over American reporters as we tried to ask Biden questions.&#8221;</li>
<li>Darren Grimes, GB News: &#8220;Boris Johnson took two questions from the British press, President Biden refused to take any, domestic or international. I can well imagine the headlines if Trump did the same, he&#8217;d be decried as an &#8216;authoritarian&#8217;, a &#8216;fascist dictator&#8217; evading scrutiny.&#8221;</li>
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All but one GOP governor in the United States signed a joint letter to President Joe Biden demanding a crackdown on the flood of illegal migration coming across the U.S. southern border.
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey and Texas Governor Greg Abbott led the 26-state coalition in writing a <a href="https://azgovernor.gov/sites/default/files/joint_letter_border.pdf">letter</a> to the White House on Monday demanding an end to the “national security crisis created by eight months of unenforced borders.” The letter comes as Texas is beset by a surge of illegal immigration near the town of Del Rio, creating dual immigration and humanitarian crises.
“The months-long surge in illegal crossings has instigated an international humanitarian crisis, spurred a spike in international criminal activity, and opened the floodgates to human traffickers and drug smugglers endangering public health and safety in our states,” the governors wrote. “A crisis that began at our southern border now extends beyond to every state and requires immediate action before the situation worsens.”
“The negative impacts of an unenforced border policy on the American people can no longer be ignored. Border apprehensions are up almost 500% compared to last year, totaling more than 1.3 million—more people than the populations of nine U.S. states. Approximately 9,700 illegal apprehensions have prior criminal convictions. Cartels and traffickers are making $14 million a day moving people illegally across the border,” the letter continues. “More fentanyl has been seized this fiscal year than the last three years combined—almost 10,500 pounds of fentanyl when only 2 milligrams prove fatal. This is enough to kill seven times the U.S. population.”
Vermont Governor Phil Scott is the only Republican governor in the U.S. to not sign the letter.
In addition to the coalition’s letter, Abbott <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/abbott-calls-on-biden-to-declare-federal-emergency-at-border-stem-overwhelming-surge-of-illegal-migrants">sent</a> a separate request to Biden to issue a federal emergency declaration over the situation on the border. Thousands of illegal migrants are flooding across the border near Del Rio and are currently being held in a makeshift pen underneath an overpass with little access to food, water, and shelter.
“Families, including infants and children, need food, water, and medical supplies that the local government cannot supply,&#8221; the governor wrote. &#8220;Thousands of families are immobilized in 100-degree heat as their numbers continue to swell as they wait to be processed by the approximately 64 federal agents in the area. Individuals are camping in squalid conditions and bathing in muddy river water, causing great health concerns.&#8221;
Abbott also described the impact that the flood of illegal migration has had on Texas.
“Texas residents’ property is being destroyed; crimes are occurring; humans, deadly drugs and illegal weapons are being smuggled into communities throughout the state; law enforcement is having to redirect their resources; and county judges and mayors are facing skyrocketing expenses. While Texans face the brunt of these negative impacts, it is common knowledge that border-related drugs, weapons, and crimes impact local jurisdictions across the United States,” Abbott wrote.
The Biden administration has attempted to stem the tide of illegal migrants through public warnings that the border is closed. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mayorkas-claims-u-s-borders-not-open-after-thousands-flood-del-rio-historic-border-crisis-continues">said</a> on Monday that illegal immigrants in the U.S. may face expulsion.
“We have reiterated that our borders are not open and people should not make the dangerous journey,” Mayorkas said. “Individuals and families are subject to border restrictions, including expulsion. Irregular migration poses a significant threat to the health and welfare of border communities and to the lives of the migrants themselves, and should not be attempted. If you come to the United States illegally, you will be returned. Your journey will not succeed, and you will be endangering your life and your family’s lives.”
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