‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Tour Guide Describes ‘Taxing’ Experience He Had Showing Off Facility To Democrat Politicians
Hailey GomezJuly 15, 20250
https://dailycaller.com/Florida Division of Emergency Management Executive Director Kevin Guthrie said Monday on Fox News’ “Jesse Watters Primetime” that giving Democrats a tour of “Alligator Alcatraz” had been “taxing,” with some allegedly trying to exaggerate their experience.
Democrats and Republicans toured Florida’s new migrant detention facility Saturday, with Democrat lawmakers later calling to shut it down over claims of overcrowding and unsanitary conditions. While discussing the tour, Fox News’ Jesse Watters asked Guthrie whether he witnessed any lawmakers trying to “create controversy” by “making things up or exaggerating.”
“Absolutely. I think probably one of my favorites was an individual [who] had a thermometer, an infrared thermometer that they actually pointed at a light bulb, and it was 110 degrees,” Guthrie said. “I knew it was 110 degrees. I said, ‘Let’s actually pull that down to where the ambient air is at and not point it at the light bulb.’”
The bipartisan group included at least five members of Congress and about 20 state legislators, making them among the first elected officials to view and inspect the facility, according to Politico. After leaving the site, Democrats like Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz spoke to reporters and accused the facility of being an “internment camp,” the outlet reported.
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