WASHINGTON — Why should he have to do it?
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre offered a stunning defense Wednesday of President Biden’s refusal for more than three years to use executive powers to tackle the US-Mexico border crisis — after a reporter asked, “Why isn’t he doing anything?”
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“Why should he have to do it unilaterally?” Jean-Pierre replied — justifying Biden’s prior inaction as he considers finally using his presidential powers to limit the number of asylum applicants allowed into the US after illegally entering the country.
The 81-year-old president’s top spokeswoman added: “Why shouldn’t we do it in a legislative way?”, blaming Republicans.
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