{"id":555730,"date":"2021-06-07T15:36:25","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T19:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=555730"},"modified":"2021-06-07T15:36:30","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T19:36:30","slug":"watch-kamala-harris-grilled-at-international-press-conference-on-why-she-has-not-gone-to-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-kamala-harris-grilled-at-international-press-conference-on-why-she-has-not-gone-to-border\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Kamala Harris Grilled At International Press Conference On Why She Has Not Gone To Border"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fwatch-kamala-harris-grilled-at-international-press-conference-on-why-she-has-not-gone-to-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=555730&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\/06\/KH-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris suggested during an international press conference in Guatemala on Monday that she will not visit the U.S.-Mexico border to see the Biden administration\u2019s border crisis because doing so is a \u201cgrand gesture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then one more just because we\u2019re going to Mexico tomorrow, Madam Vice President, there have been questions about why you and President Biden have yet to visit the border, the U.S. southern border and I\u2019m wondering if you can answer some of those,\u201d a reporter said to Harris at the press conference. \u201cRepublicans have charged that you\u2019re not taking the situation there seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo how do you respond to that criticism?\u201d the reporter asked. \u201cAnd when will that visit come?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the issue of Republican\u2019s political attacks, or criticism, or even concerns, the reason I\u2019m here in Guatemala as my first trip as vice president of the United States, is because this is one of our highest priorities,\u201d Harris claimed. \u201cAnd I came here to be here on the ground, to speak with the leader of this nation, around what we can do in a way that is significant, is tangible, and has real results. And I will continue to be focused on that kind of work as opposed to grand gestures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.1711229946524\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kamala Harris admits that being \u201con the ground\u201d shows priorities\u2026while saying she won\u2019t visit the US border. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A8l2mG0oCb\">pic.twitter.com\/A8l2mG0oCb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1401969080781901831?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/kamala-harris-no-press-conference-border-crisis\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"22\">\n<p><em>Harris, who was tasked by President Biden to be his point person on the border crisis, has been criticized by Republicans for going 75 days without visiting the U.S. border with Mexico. The White House claimed that her mandate is to try and solve the border crisis at its root cause, and a visit to the border would do little to achieve that.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Harris\u2019 detractors say her decision not to visit the border is a calculated one. If the situation does not improve and she comes up short on her highest-profile task, that would not bode well for her political future. But if she fails to score a diplomatic victory, the administration can easily place blame on another country.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>April was the second-busiest month on record for unaccompanied children encountered at the border, which followed March\u2019s all-time high.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel slammed Harris in a tweet earlier in the day, writing: \u201cIt\u2019s been 75 days since Kamala Harris was named border czar. There\u2019s been no press conference, no visit to the border, and the crisis is worse than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.29756097561\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s been 75 days since Kamala Harris was named border czar. <\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s been no press conference, no visit to the border, and the crisis is worse than ever.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOPChairwoman\/status\/1401929500905160710?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) also slammed Harris over the issue on Monday, writing: \u201cThe Biden-Harris open border policies have created the worst humanitarian &#038; national security crisis our border has seen in decades. After traveling to our Southern Border twice this year alone, I have witnessed firsthand the devastating impact of the Biden-Harris Border Crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.746556473829\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Biden-Harris open border policies have created the worst humanitarian &#038; national security crisis our border has seen in decades.<\/p>\n<p>After traveling to our Southern Border twice this year alone, I have witnessed firsthand the devastating impact of the Biden-Harris Border Crisis. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ru6Gv7wdDo\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ru6Gv7wdDo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Congressman Byron Donalds (@RepDonaldsPress) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDonaldsPress\/status\/1401917507963924485?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mississippi Republican Governor Tate Reeves also called out Harris on the matter, writing: \u201c. @POTUS policy shift led to #BidenBorderCrisis. 75 days ago @VP Kamala Harris was put in charge to fix it. Where is she today? Guatemala. A trip to a foreign land but ZERO visits to our southern border! Hard to fix anything when her priorities are not America\u2019s priorities!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.523659305994\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> policy shift led to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BidenBorderCrisis?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BidenBorderCrisis<\/a>. 75 days ago <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VP<\/a> Kamala Harris was put in charge to fix it. Where is she today?  Guatemala.  <\/p>\n<p>A trip to a foreign land but ZERO visits to our southern border! Hard to fix anything when her priorities are not America\u2019s priorities!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tate Reeves (@tatereeves) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tatereeves\/status\/1401901860907372548?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\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>Vice President Kamala Harris suggested during an international press conference in Guatemala on Monday that she will not visit the U.S.-Mexico border to see the Biden administration\u2019s border crisis because &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2279495,"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\/06\/KH-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"WATCH: Kamala Harris Grilled At International Press Conference On Why She Has Not Gone To Border","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-555730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KH-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"WATCH: Kamala Harris Grilled At International Press Conference On Why She Has Not Gone To Border","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555730","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=555730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555730\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2279495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=555730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=555730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=555730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}