{"id":1440017,"date":"2022-04-15T10:29:49","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T14:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1440017"},"modified":"2022-04-15T10:29:57","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T14:29:57","slug":"white-house-changes-tone-on-abbott-busing-illegal-immigrants-to-d-c-its-nice-the-state-of-texas-is-helping-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-changes-tone-on-abbott-busing-illegal-immigrants-to-d-c-its-nice-the-state-of-texas-is-helping-them\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Changes Tone On Abbott Busing Illegal Immigrants To D.C.: \u2018It\u2019s Nice The State Of Texas Is Helping Them\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-changes-tone-on-abbott-busing-illegal-immigrants-to-d-c-its-nice-the-state-of-texas-is-helping-them%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1440017&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/Jen-Psaki-1-scaled-e1650031637558.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Less than a week after White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters that Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott\u2019s decision to bus illegal immigrants to the nation\u2019s capital was a \u201cpublicity stunt,\u201d she now says the White House appreciates the governor\u2019s action.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/press-briefings\/2022\/04\/13\/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-jen-psaki-april-13-2022\/\">press briefing<\/a> on Wednesday, Psaki was asked if the White House still viewed Abbott\u2019s decision to bus illegal immigrants to Washington, D.C., as a \u201cpublicity stunt.\u201d She indicated that the administration has flipped on its view.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWell, these are all migrants who have been processed by CBP and are free to travel,\u201d she replied. \u201cSo, it\u2019s nice the state of Texas is helping them get to their final destination as they await in \u2014 their outcome of their immigration proceedings. And they\u2019re all in immigration proceedings.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The statement is in direct contrast to her <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/04\/07\/psaki-decries-texas-gov-abbotts-publicity-stunt-plan-to-bus-immigrants-to-dc\/\"><span>claim<\/span><\/a><span> last Thursday. <\/span><span>\u201cI\u2019m not aware of what authority the governor would be doing that under\u200b.\u200b I think it\u2019s pretty clear this is a publicity stunt\u200b,\u201d Psaki said, responding to a question from Fox News\u2019 White House Correspondent Peter Doocy. \u201c[Abbott\u2019s] own office admits that a migrant would need to voluntarily be transported, and then he can\u200b\u2019t\u200bcompel them to because\u200b\u200b again, enforcement of our country\u2019s immigration laws lies with the federal government and not a state\u200b.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Thursday, a second bus dropped off illegal immigrants in D.C. from Texas after the first bus arrived Wednesday, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.djournal.com\/news\/national\/second-bus-of-illegal-immigrants-arrives-at-u-s-capitol-from-texas\/article_cc9f61fa-71e6-5778-b865-2e38e61e3a4b.html\"><span>according<\/span><\/a><span> to The Center Square.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Daily Wire previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/texas-gov-greg-abbott-slams-bidens-lackluster-leadership-at-the-border\">reported<\/a> that Abbott slammed the Biden administration on Monday for its \u201clackluster leadership\u201d at the southern border. <\/span><span>\u201cTexans demand and deserve an aggressive, comprehensive strategy to secure our border\u2014not President Biden\u2019s lackluster leadership,\u201d the governor said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>His comments came as the Biden administration mulls ending Title 42, a Trump-era border policy that allowed Border Patrol to more rapidly expel illegal immigrants due to the COVID-19 pandemic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Sunday, Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick also criticized the White House and swore to protect the rule of law in remarks on \u201cFox and Friends,\u201d The Daily Wire <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/as-texas-prepares-to-bus-illegal-immigrants-to-d-c-lt-gov-has-a-question-for-the-biden-admin-dont-you-like-illegal-immigrants\"><span>reported<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cYou\u2019re seeing the first step in a constitutional showdown between the governor and the legislature and the state of Texas and the federal government,\u201d Patrick said of his state\u2019s decision to bus illegal immigrants to D.C.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He then went on to respond to Psaki\u2019s criticism of the state\u2019s action. \u201cLet me tell you what our authority and power is,\u201d Patrick said. \u201cWe have an oath to defend the constitution of Texas and the United States of America and to protect the lives and welfare of our citizens.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Patrick also told the \u201cFox and Friends\u201d hosts that he wanted someone to ask Psaki a simple question. \u201cI wish someone would ask Jen Psaki on Monday, \u2018By the way, why don\u2019t you just welcome [illegal immigrants] to D.C.? If it\u2019s good enough that they can go to any city in the country, what\u2019s wrong, Jen? Why don\u2019t you just welcome them? \u2026 Don\u2019t you like illegal immigrants, Jen?\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>While Psaki never acknowledged the Patrick\u2019s remarks, her change of tone from last week has given Patrick an answer to his question, as the White House seems to be welcoming the buses of illegal immigrants to their backyard.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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