'POLITICAL STUNT': Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre blasts Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's latest attempt at stopping 'Biden's border crisis' as 'inhumane.'
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre condemns Gov. Greg Abbott for installing border barriers in Rio Grande
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre condemned Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for installing razor wire barriers in the Rio Grande to block migrants from crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Jean-Pierre made the comments during a White House press briefing on Wednesday, saying Abbott's decision was"atrocious" and"inhumane." The White House official stopped short of saying whether President Biden had discussed the issue with"Texas has been installing these buoys along with razor wire on the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass. Mexico is now requesting that Texas remove these barriers.
"This governor … has treated the situation that we're seeing at the border in an inhumane way," Jean-Pierre responded."It is atrocious, the actions that he decides to take. He takes this [action] instead of dealing with this issue in a way that we can get to a resolution and working together, he turns it into a political stunt."White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre condemned Texas Gov.
"I can't speak to conversations three weeks ago with the Mexican government," she added."I don't have any information to share if that came up in a conversation."
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