{"id":1800505,"date":"2023-01-09T19:49:37","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T00:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1800505"},"modified":"2023-01-09T19:49:58","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T00:49:58","slug":"texas-gop-congressman-rips-biden-over-border-snub-insulting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-gop-congressman-rips-biden-over-border-snub-insulting\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas GOP Congressman Rips Biden Over Border Snub: \u2018Insulting\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Ftexas-gop-congressman-rips-biden-over-border-snub-insulting%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=1800505&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-->\n<p>Tony Gonzales, Republican Rep., attacks President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a> After the president disqualified the congressman from a tour to U.S. facilities and spots, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/southern-border\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Southern border<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gonzales\u2019 district, TX-23, covers a large swath of southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas<\/a> and includes more than half of the state\u2019s total border with Mexico. It stretches over 500 miles from El Paso County to La Salle County.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s team rejected Gonzales\u2019 request to join the president\u2019s entourage on Sunday as Biden met with local and Border Patrol officials in El Paso over the immigration crisis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI 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,\u201d Gonzales spoke <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/texas-republican-snubbed-biden-border-visit-says-white-house-explanation-insulting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>. \u201cFor two years, this administration has pointed fingers at Republicans for not wanting to act in a bipartisan manner on border policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 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,\u201d He said.<\/p>\n<p>A White House spokesperson said that Gonzales\u2019 request was denied because of \u201cspace constraints\u201d on the president\u2019s company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs 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,\u201d According to Fox News, the spokesperson stated that. \u201cOur legislative affairs team has been and will continue to remain in close touch with these lawmakers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>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 Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s 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\u2019s tour appeared to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/inside-el-paso-immigrant-crisis-before-biden-border-visit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miss<\/a> One of the worst effects of the crisis in immigration is the presence of migrant camps.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/el-paso-clears-downtown-migrant-camps-biden-visit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cleared<\/a> Before his visit, his official itinerary did not include tours to some of the heavily affected areas.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">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.<\/p>\n<p>Photos: Fit Fam El Paso <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kLbOpBleEh\">pic.twitter.com\/kLbOpBleEh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mayra Flores (@MayraFlores2022) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayraFlores2022\/status\/1612188811894878209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2023<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales blistered President Joe Biden after the president excluded the congressman from a tour of facilities and spots on the U.S. southern border. Gonzales\u2019 district, TX-23, covers a large swath of southwest Texas and includes more than half of the state\u2019s total border with Mexico. 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