{"id":2296922,"date":"2024-07-16T21:24:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T01:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-gop-candidates-attack-border-czar-harris-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-16T21:26:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T01:26:30","slug":"senate-republican-candidates-criticize-vice-president-kamala-harris-for-her-role-as-border-czar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-republican-candidates-criticize-vice-president-kamala-harris-for-her-role-as-border-czar\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Republican candidates criticize Vice President Kamala Harris for her role as &#8220;border czar."},"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\">28<\/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%2Fsenate-republican-candidates-criticize-vice-president-kamala-harris-for-her-role-as-border-czar%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=2296922&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>The text describes how Republican Senate candidates at the Trump convention criticized Vice\u200d President Kamala \u200dHarris for \u200dher\u200c handling of the border crisis. They accused Harris and President\u200c Biden of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-revives-catch-and-release-to-avoid-housing-illegal-immigrants-amid-border-surge\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Revives \u2018Catch-And-Release\u2019 To Avoid Housing Illegal Immigrants Amid Border Surge\">encouraging illegal immigration<\/a> and\u200d prioritizing the welfare of migrants over American citizens. The candidates used their speeches to outline their campaigns and attack Harris, suggesting that they would continue to target her if\u2062 President Biden were to step down. The speeches \u200cat the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-decision-and-the-ghosts-of-presidents-past\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s choice and the presidential spirits\">convention showcased<\/a> different approaches\u200b by the candidates, from Trump loyalists like Kari Lake to more understated candidates like Sam Brown.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Senate GOP candidates attack &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wh-gov-changes-site-to-read-biden-harris-white-house\/\" title=\"Wh.gov changes site to read Biden-Harris White House\">border czar<\/a>&rsquo; Harris at Trump convention<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1704825\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>MILWAUKEE &mdash; <\/strong>The Republicans running to join the Senate next year repeatedly tied Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> to the crisis at the southern border on Tuesday, the latest sign of uncertainty over whether she will replace President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> at the top of the ticket.<\/p>\n<p>In a parade of speeches on the second night of the Republican National Convention, two Senate candidates invoked &ldquo;border czar&rdquo; Harris, a reference to the early days of the Biden administration, when the president tapped Harris to address the &ldquo;root causes&rdquo; of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>illegal immigration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Border crossing ballooned to unprecedented levels in the months that followed, posing a liability to Biden as he runs for a second term.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They have encouraged millions of illegal aliens to invade America,&rdquo; Bernie Moreno, the Republican Senate candidate in Ohio, said from the stage.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And Joe Biden&rsquo;s border czar, Kamala Harris, and the Democrat Senate have put the welfare of illegals ahead of our own citizens,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bernie Moreno speaking during the second day of the Republican National Convention, Tuesday, July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The speeches, delivered to thousands of delegates and supporters at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, offered a window into the candidates&rsquo; campaigns for Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Kari Lake, a Trump loyalist running in Arizona, cast herself as an angry &ldquo;mama bear&rdquo; who was fed up with the &ldquo;fake news&rdquo; media and the &ldquo;indoctrination&rdquo; of children in schools.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is MAGA energy tonight,&rdquo; she said at the opening of her remarks. &ldquo;This is electric.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, more understated candidates like Sam Brown of Nevada used their backgrounds to strike a unifying tone.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m here to offer a message of hope because I know the importance of hope in difficult times,&rdquo; Brown said as he highlighted the injuries he suffered while serving in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>But the speeches also signaled how Republicans plan to attack Harris if Biden, who is facing Democratic calls to step down over his disastrous debate performance, were to step aside, with his vice president taking his place.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Who&rsquo;s ready to retire Joe Biden and send border czar Kamala Harris back to California?&rdquo; Dave McCormick, who is running against Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) in Pennsylvania, said.<\/p>\n<p>He later blamed &ldquo;Biden, Harris, and Casey&rdquo; for the trafficking of drugs across the country&rsquo;s &ldquo;wide open&rdquo; border.<\/p>\n<p>The GOP is betting the border crisis will hand them control of Washington in November, making the issue a centerpiece of their campaign messaging.<\/p>\n<p>But the uncertainty over Biden&rsquo;s candidacy has led them to broaden their critique, arguing Harris is responsible for the same policies they blame for the crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Illegal immigration has dropped since reaching record levels in December, thanks in part to a new partnership between the Biden administration and the Mexican government. But Republicans cite Biden&rsquo;s repeal of Trump-era policies, including &ldquo;Remain in Mexico,&rdquo; to tie his administration to the influx.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The calls for Biden to step aside subsided in the wake of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump over the weekend, but as the national shock over the shooting subsided, the infighting has resumed.<\/p>\n<p>House Democrats are circulating a letter urging the Democratic National Committee not to rush a roll call vote nominating Biden, while Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) warned donors on Saturday that the party risked a wipeout electorally if the president remains the nominee.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1704825\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1704825\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Republican candidates criticized Vice President Kamala Harris for her handling of the border crisis during the Trump convention in Milwaukee. They linked her to the surge in illegal immigration and suggested that she should be replaced by President Joe Biden. The candidates used their speeches to highlight their campaign messages and attack Harris, with some calling for Biden to step down. The GOP is focusing on the border crisis as a key issue in the upcoming elections, despite a decrease in illegal immigration in recent months. There is uncertainty surrounding Biden&#8217;s candidacy, leading Republicans to target Harris as well<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2296923,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/bernie-moreno-convention-trump-harris-1024x591.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[34478,7064,4555,35272,35273],"class_list":["post-2296922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-border-czar","tag-candidates","tag-criticize","tag-senate-republicans","tag-vice-president-kamala-harris"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/bernie-moreno-convention-trump-harris-1024x591.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2296922","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\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2296922"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2296922\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2296923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2296922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2296922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2296922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}