Speaker Johnson says Biden not ‘allowed’ by staff to take action on border

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 Speaker Johnson says Biden not ‘allowed’ by staff to take action on border
by Emily Brooks - 02/02/24 11:43 AM ET

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speculated Friday that President Biden’s staff is keeping him from taking executive action to stem the flow of migrants on the southern border.

“He knows that he has the authority. We’ve documented it for him. I’ve read to him the law myself — to the president. Read him the provisions of the law and said, ‘Mr. President, please take action,’” Johnson said on Fox Business on Friday morning.

“I don’t think he’s allowed to do it. I’m not sure Joe Biden is actually making these decisions. I think it’s staff around him, and they’re pushing him to hold the — or to keep the border open,” Johnson said.

Johnson has been pressing Biden for weeks to take executive action on border and migration policy — including by reinstating the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” policy and restarting construction of the wall on the U.S.-Mexico border — and arguing he does not need new authority from Congress to do so.

The push comes as Johnson criticizes a deal being crafted by a bipartisan group of senators pairing an increase in Ukraine aid with border and migration policy changes. While the text is not yet out, Johnson said that if the bill’s contents are as reported in the press, it is “dead on arrival” in the House.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4444512-speaker-johnson-says-biden-not-allowed-by-staff-to-take-action-on-border/

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Speaker Johnson says Biden not ‘allowed’ by staff to take action on border
by Emily Brooks - 02/02/24 11:43 AM ET

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speculated Friday that President Biden’s staff is keeping him from taking executive action to stem the flow of migrants on the southern border.

“He knows that he has the authority. We’ve documented it for him. I’ve read to him the law myself — to the president. Read him the provisions of the law and said, ‘Mr. President, please take action,’” Johnson said on Fox Business on Friday morning.

“I don’t think he’s allowed to do it. I’m not sure Joe Biden is actually making these decisions. I think it’s staff around him, and they’re pushing him to hold the — or to keep the border open,” Johnson said.

Johnson has been pressing Biden for weeks to take executive action on border and migration policy — including by reinstating the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” policy and restarting construction of the wall on the U.S.-Mexico border — and arguing he does not need new authority from Congress to do so.

The push comes as Johnson criticizes a deal being crafted by a bipartisan group of senators pairing an increase in Ukraine aid with border and migration policy changes. While the text is not yet out, Johnson said that if the bill’s contents are as reported in the press, it is “dead on arrival” in the House.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4444512-speaker-johnson-says-biden-not-allowed-by-staff-to-take-action-on-border/

Chances are Joe doesn't remember nor have the cognitive ability to follow through with what Johnson says and other than do what his handlers tell him to do he's lost.

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Chances are Joe doesn't remember nor have the cognitive ability to follow through with what Johnson says and other than do what his handlers tell him to do he's lost.

@libertybele

Chances are 50/50 that if someone says "Border" to him,he is going to wonder where the renters are in the WH,and wonder how much his cut of the rent is.