Texas GOP Congressman Rips Biden Over Border Snub: ‘Insulting’

Tony Gonzales, Republican Rep., attacks President Joe Biden After the president disqualified the congressman from a tour to U.S. facilities and spots, Southern border.

Gonzales’ district, TX-23, covers a large swath of southwest Texas and includes more than half of the state’s total border with Mexico. It stretches over 500 miles from El Paso County to La Salle County.

Biden’s team rejected Gonzales’ request to join the president’s entourage on Sunday as Biden met with local and Border Patrol officials in El Paso over the immigration crisis.

“I find it insulting that President Biden blames space constraints for ignoring my request to accompany him on a visit to El Paso County, which I represent in Congress,” Gonzales spoke Fox News. “For two years, this administration has pointed fingers at Republicans for not wanting to act in a bipartisan manner on border policy.”

“In contrast, by not inviting Republicans on this trip, specifically the Republican member who represents El Paso, it shows they are not willing to work across the aisle to fix the crisis at our southern border,” He said.

A White House spokesperson said that Gonzales’ request was denied because of “space constraints” on the president’s company.

“As is often the case with presidential trips, we received multiple requests from lawmakers to join the President on this trip and were not able to accommodate all requests, from Republicans and Democrats alike, due to space constraints,” According to Fox News, the spokesperson stated that. “Our legislative affairs team has been and will continue to remain in close touch with these lawmakers.”

Biden visited the U.S. south border for the first time on Sunday. He stopped in El Paso on his way to Mexico City, where he will discuss illegal immigration. Biden is expected to discuss the unprecedented surge in illegal immigration into the U.S. as well as other issues under his presidency in meetings with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

Biden’s stopover in El Paso lasted a day as the president toured the city, which has attracted national media attention because of masses of illegal migrants that are living on its streets, and a small portion of the U.S. border. Biden’s tour appeared to Miss One of the worst effects of the crisis in immigration is the presence of migrant camps. Cleared Before his visit, his official itinerary did not include tours to some of the heavily affected areas.

This was El Paso before Biden visited. He announced that he would be coming to El Paso after his announcement. We needed him in order to see the effects of his policies on our Border cities. South Texas still awaits his Border visit.

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— Mayra Flores (@MayraFlores2022) January 8, 2023