{"id":2296405,"date":"2024-07-16T13:54:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T17:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-fact-checking-trumps-claim-that-vp-harris-has-never-gone-to-the-border\/"},"modified":"2024-07-16T13:54:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T17:54:20","slug":"fact-check-has-vp-harris-ever-visited-the-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-has-vp-harris-ever-visited-the-border\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact check: Has VP Harris ever visited the border?"},"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%2Ffact-check-has-vp-harris-ever-visited-the-border%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=2296405&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--><p>During a\u2063 campaign rally in Doral, Florida, the 2024 Republican nominee and former \u200bPresident Donald Trump \u200bclaimed that \u2063Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris had never gone\u200b to the border. However, this claim is misleading as Harris did\u200d visit a border facility in El Paso, Texas in June 2021. Various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vatican-walks-back-decree-about-firing-staff-who-refuse-vaccine\/\" title=\"Vatican Walks Back Decree About Firing Staff Who Refuse Vaccine\">media outlets reported<\/a> on her trip to the border, where she met with representatives of non-governmental organizations that help immigrants. Despite Trump&#8217;s assertion, Harris did make \u2063a visit to the border during her time \u2064as Vice President.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>During a July 9 campaign rally in Doral, Florida, 2024 Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/BuOrsMcZxko?feature=shared&amp;t=31124\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">claimed<\/a> Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris has never gone to the border.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BuOrsMcZxko?si=KWAwCabhyzunQ_4z&amp;start=31124\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: Misleading<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The claim is misleading. Harris visited a border facility in El Paso, Texas in June 2021, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/glenn-greenwald-explains-how-multiple-media-outlets-can-independently-confirm-false-information\/\" title=\"Glenn Greenwald Explains How Multiple Media Outlets Can \u2018Independently Confirm\u2019 False Information\">multiple media outlets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A new advertisement from the Republican National Convention criticized Harris&rsquo; role in the U.S. &ldquo;border crisis,&rdquo; according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/13\/us-news\/rnc-releases-video-ad-ahead-of-convention-tying-kamala-harris-to-border-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During his July 9 campaign rally, Trump claimed Harris has never gone to the border. &ldquo;She&rsquo;s never showed up. She&rsquo;s never gone. She never went there once. And the border is the worst border in the history of the world,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>The claim is misleading. In June 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2021\/06\/25\/kamala-harris-texas-mexico-border-immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Texas Tribune<\/a> reported Harris had visited the El Paso Border Patrol station and the El Paso del Norte Port of Entry on her &ldquo;first trip to the U.S.-Mexico border as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a>.&rdquo; During the four-hour trip, Harris &ldquo;met with representatives of non-governmental organizations that help immigrants,&rdquo; the outlet indicated. Joining Harris on the trip were U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Illinois Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin and Texas Democratic Rep. Veronica Escobar. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/12\/fact-check-bidens-big-boy-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Fact-Checking Joe Biden&rsquo;s &lsquo;Big Boy&rsquo; Press Conference)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/kamala-harris-finally-visits-the-border800-miles-from-where-the-action-is\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 2021 opinion piece<\/a> from The Daily Beast also noted that Harris had visited the facility in El Paso but noted that &ldquo;the real action is 800 miles away in the Rio Grande Valley.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If Harris had been politically brave enough to visit the U.S.-Border Patrol station in McAllen, Texas &mdash; where you find the agents who act as the first responders to the migration crisis &mdash; she would have gotten a first-hand look and left with a whole different perspective,&rdquo; the piece states.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, various national and local media outlets, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/06\/25\/politics\/harris-el-paso-border-visit\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/06\/25\/1009939218\/harris-is-visiting-the-southern-border-after-trying-to-keep-the-focus-away-from-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NPR<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elpasotimes.com\/story\/news\/2021\/06\/25\/live-coverage-kamala-harris-visits-el-paso-us-mexico-border\/5329602001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the El Paso Times<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-57619601\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC News<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/harris-visit-southern-border\/2021\/06\/25\/6bf4a1e4-d5a6-11eb-a53a-3b5450fdca7a_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Washington Post<\/a>, all reported Harris had visited the border amid her trip to the El Paso facility at the time. In their article covering Harris&rsquo; trip, CNN reported the Democratic Vice President once again emphasized addressing the &ldquo;root causes of migration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Being in Guatemala, being in Mexico, and talking with Mexico as a partner, frankly on the issue, was about addressing the causes. And then coming to the border at the advice and actually the invitation of the congresswoman, is about looking at the effects of what we have seen happening in Central America, and so I&rsquo;m glad to be here. This was always the plan to come here,&rdquo; Harris said, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Before her trip to El Paso, Harris discussed a trip she made to Guatemala to address the &ldquo;root causes&rdquo; of migration during a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/omrMRP15q9M?feature=shared&amp;t=145\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 2021 interview<\/a> with NBC News anchor Lester Holt. Harris also responded to Holt&rsquo;s question on whether or not she would visit the border.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m here in Guatemala today,&rdquo; Harris began, adding, &ldquo;At some point, we are going to the border. We&rsquo;ve been to the border. So this whole thing about the border, we&rsquo;ve been to the border. We&rsquo;ve been to the border.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Listen, I care what&rsquo;s happening at the border. I&rsquo;m in Guatemala because my focus is dealing with the root causes of migration. There may be some that think that&rsquo;s not important, but it is my firm belief that if we care about what&rsquo;s happening at the border, we better care about the root causes and address them. So that&rsquo;s what I&rsquo;m doing,&rdquo; Harris continued when Holt pointed out that she specifically had not been to the border.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/general-news-3400f56255e000547d1ca3ce1aa6b8e9#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Associated Press<\/a> reported President Joe Biden had chosen Harris to be his border czar and tackle immigration issues.<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact has contacted the White House and a Trump spokesperson for comment and will update this piece accordingly if one is received. Check Your Fact also contacted the Biden campaign, which deferred to the White House.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a campaign rally in Florida, Donald Trump falsely claimed that Kamala Harris, the Democratic Vice President, had never visited the border. However, Harris did visit a border facility in El Paso, Texas in June 2021. Various media outlets reported on her visit, where she met with organizations helping immigrants. Despite Trump&#8217;s misleading claim, Harris did make a trip to the border as part of her efforts to address the root causes of migration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":2296406,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2161405496-scaled-e1721061457187.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[35231,13420,3813,4600,34506],"class_list":["post-2296405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-border-visit","tag-fact-check","tag-immigration","tag-policies","tag-vp-harris"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2161405496-scaled-e1721061457187.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2296405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/263"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2296405"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2296405\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2296406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2296405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2296405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2296405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}