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WASHINGTON – Majority Whip Tom Emmer joined Fox Business Network’s The Evening Edit on Tuesday to discuss Democrats downplaying Biden’s border crisis and Joe Biden’s impending border visit.

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Whip Emmer on Democrats downplaying Laken Riley’s murder:

“They’re doing what they’ve done from day one. They’re denying what the issue is. Keep in mind, this president signed 64 executive orders since he took office essentially undoing all the great work the Trump administration did to secure our border. And for James Carville to take shots at people who have extreme concerns – Laken Riley’s family – how many people need to get hurt? Liz, this border thing, it’s touching every community in this country. Even in my state of Minnesota, they apprehended someone on the terrorist watch list last March and let him go. And this Al-Shabab guy was caught in Minneapolis just a few weeks ago. So, this is a serious problem and for Democrats to equivocate is outrageous. Americans are smarter than that. They know what’s going on. They know who’s responsible. And you know what? They’re going to hold him accountable in the fall.”

Whip Emmer on Joe Biden’s upcoming visit to the southern border: 

“This is just another photo op, Liz. He’s going to go down there, they’re going to clean it all up for him, they’re going to tell him everything is good. Look, you can refer to Brian Kemp, you can refer to Greg Abbott, Governor Desantis – they’ve all called this out. But, why don’t we start looking at some of the Democrats? Eric Adams in New York, you’ve even got Al Sharpton calling it an invasion at the southern border. This is a nonpartisan issue. There is a problem at the border that has been created by Joe Biden and his administration. And frankly, Laken Riley’s blood is on his hands and Mayorkas’s hands. They need to do their jobs and protect the American people by securing our southern border.”

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