{"id":421614,"date":"2021-04-14T13:59:08","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T17:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=421614"},"modified":"2021-04-14T13:59:11","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T17:59:11","slug":"the-media-is-cheering-kamala-harris-while-she-avoids-the-border-would-they-do-the-same-for-mike-pence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-media-is-cheering-kamala-harris-while-she-avoids-the-border-would-they-do-the-same-for-mike-pence\/","title":{"rendered":"The Media Is Cheering Kamala Harris While She Avoids The Border. Would They Do The Same For Mike Pence?"},"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\">38<\/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%2Fthe-media-is-cheering-kamala-harris-while-she-avoids-the-border-would-they-do-the-same-for-mike-pence%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=421614&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:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1890.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Since President Joe Biden placed Vice President Kamala Harris \u201cin charge\u201d of the ongoing border crisis, the former California Senator has seemingly managed to do everything <em>but<\/em> visit the border.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/kamala-harris-in-charge-of-border-crisis-visits-water-plant-near-san-francisco-vaccine-site-in-chicago\"><span>Last week<\/span><\/a><span>, Harris joined California governor Gavin Newsom in Oakland, California to tour a water treatment facility. Then, she left for Illinois to meet with the state\u2019s governor, JB Pritzer, and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to discuss the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/04\/11\/vp-harris-response-to-migrant-crisis-is-absurd-devine\/\"><span>reports<\/span><\/a><span>, despite being Biden\u2019s \u201cpoint person\u201d on the border crisis, Kamala Harris has yet to visit the border, share policy suggestions regarding the crisis, or hold a press conference to discuss plans or progress.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In many ways, the most insightful commentary we have received from the Vice President was when she cackled after she was asked in March when she would be visiting the border.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.9831932773109\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Apparently, the border crisis is now a laughing matter for the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH: VP Kamala Harris laughs when asked if she has any plans to visit the border. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z3AdoFX0Dq\">pic.twitter.com\/z3AdoFX0Dq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveGuest\/status\/1374083973543034885?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Of course, Harris has the benefit of an unquestioning media who remain quivering with adoration, regardless of the Vice President\u2019s obvious inaction and arguable ineptitude.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>For example, after visiting a bakery in Chicago \u2014 again, while she is supposed to be solving the border crisis \u2014 the press pool reported on her every move.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHer favorite is German chocolate, and [she] gets that for her birthday each year, and her staff had pre-ordered a slice for her. The bakery\u2019s specialty is caramel cake, and she said she was looking forward to that too,\u201d they <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/04\/11\/vp-harris-response-to-migrant-crisis-is-absurd-devine\/amp\/\"><span>wrote<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Perhaps even more laughably, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/lifestyle\/home\/kamala-harris-crochet-dc\/2021\/04\/12\/7237cd06-8e6b-11eb-9423-04079921c915_story.html?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=wp_main&amp;utm_source=twitter\"><span>Washington Post<\/span><\/a><span> published an article in their \u201cHome and Garden\u201d section titled, \u201cVice President Harris is making her mark on the Washington-area crochet scene.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWhen Vice President<\/span><span> Harris <\/span><span>visited a woman-owned yarn shop in Alexandria last month, she mentioned a little-known fact about herself that left the fiber arts community a bit giddy,\u201d the article began.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe new vice president is a crocheter,\u201d it continued.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span>Of course she is.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI was raised by a mother who said \u2018I am not going to let you sit in front of that television doing nothing.\u2019 And so I have crocheted more afghans than I can tell you,\u201d Harris reportedly said while visiting the store. \u201cAnd our daughter is a knitter.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Let\u2019s play a game. Cast your mind back to March and April of 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic had just started. The media had pivoted from parroting the Democrats\u2019 old narrative \u2014 that we should all \u201ccome on down to Chinatown\u201d \u2014 to their new narrative \u2014 that everything must shut down, or else we will all perish, and COVID-19 is Trump\u2019s fault anyway.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>During those weeks, then-Vice President Mike Pence was placed in charge of the COVID-19 response task force. He was a regular feature in COVID-related press briefings and announcements, and most notably, seemed at least focused on his role.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Now, let\u2019s imagine that Mike Pence had spent those weeks gallivanting around the country, even finding time to go shopping at Hobby Lobby to fuel his love of crafts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>What are the chances the Washington Post would celebrate his passion for needlework or watercolors as the COVID-19 pandemic raged on, like they are doing for Kamala Harris as the migration crisis at the border continues to this day?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Ian Haworth is an Editor and Writer for The Daily Wire. Follow him on Twitter at <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ighaworth\"><i><span>@ighaworth<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since President Joe Biden placed Vice President Kamala Harris \u201cin charge\u201d of the ongoing border crisis, the former California Senator has seemingly managed to do everything but visit the border.Last &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2312181,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1890.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"The Media Is Cheering Kamala Harris While She Avoids The Border. 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