Biden 'has made the worst choice' by putting Harris in charge of the border crisis says Arizona Gov: Administration tries to calm critics with stage managed tour of comfortable child facility
Biden on Wednesday asked Harris to stem the 'serious spike' in migration
He described her as the most qualified person to lead the effort
Biden said she had all the necessary authority, stating: 'She speaks for me'
He has asked Harris 'to lead our efforts with Mexico and the Northern triangle'
Harris said there is 'no question this is a challenging situation'
Critics immediately questioned her suitability and her previous policies
Harris in June 2019 supported border crossings being decriminalized
In 2018 she asked the ICE chief whether he knew ICE were likened to the KKK
Biden's team on Wednesday showed reporters around a child migrant facility
The facility was one run by the DHS, rather than the Border Patrol's own sites
The White House is under fire for failing to grant access to controversial sites
By Harriet Alexander and Adam Schrader and Emily Goodin Senior U.S. Political Reporter
Published: 23:47 EDT, 24 March 2021 | Updated: 08:22 EDT, 25 March 2021
Joe Biden has made 'about the worst possible choice' in putting Vice President Kamala Harris in charge of the border, the Republican governor of Arizona has said, as critics pointed to her previous statements as evidence of her being unfit for the role.
Biden on Wednesday announced that Harris was heading up his administration's approach to the U.S.-Mexico border, as they scrambled to get a grip on the increasingly fraught situation.
'She's leading the effort,' he said. 'The best thing to do is put someone when he or she speaks, they don't have to wonder about is that where the president is.
'She speaks for me. She knows what she's doing.'
The White House on Wednesday was further facing anger at its continued refusal to allow media access to the border camps where children were being held.
The Department of Homeland Security's facilities were opened for press trips, and an MSNBC reporter, Gabe Gutierrez, spoke of smiling youngsters playing soccer, meeting with lawyers and sleeping in dormitories of four people. There are 766 children in total, he said - and 108 of them have tested positive for COVID, so are being kept in negative-pressure areas.
The busier and more concerning center, run by the Customs and Border Patrol in Donna, Texas, however, remained off limits.
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