ABC Skips Border Crisis With DHS Secretary, Talks Travel Instead
Kyle Drennen
May 28th, 2021 3:00 PM
In a major case of media malpractice, on Friday, ABC’s Good Morning America had an exclusive interview with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and failed to ask a single question about the ongoing illegal immigration crisis at the U.S. southern border. Instead, co-host Michael Strahan chatted with the Biden administration cabinet member about Memorial Day weekend travel and mask mandates on airplanes.
“And joining us now exclusively with more on the surge in travel is the Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas,” announced Strahan as the softball exchange began, treating the head of DHS as if he were Transportation Secretary or the network’s travel correspondent. The morning show anchor wondered: “And Mr. Mayorkas, with more than 2.5 million Americans expected to fly this holiday weekend, is the TSA ready for this spike or should travelers expect long lines and longer delays?”
Continuing to steer the conversation away from the border crisis, Strahan focused on how to punish Americans who refused to wear masks on public transportation or misbehaved on airplanes:
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