Rusty – Newly elected House Speaker Nancy Pelosi clashed with Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, telling her “I reject your facts” on security issues at the southern border.
Nielsen was conducting a presentation regarding the nation’s security and the threat of illegal immigration when the top Democrat made a declaration rejecting the facts.
The exchange highlights how the Administration is interested in dealing with the reality of the threat at the border, while the “resistance” party has no interest in truth.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Nielsen was running off statistics regarding the border and the criminal threat attempting to enter the United States – including those associated with terrorism. Continue reading
Shawn– In a statement released on Monday, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said it was “shocking” that she had to explain to the media why Border Patrol officers needed to protect themselves from violent migrants hurling rocks and other projectiles at them in an effort to storm the border. Nielsen was unapologetic in her defense of the Border Patrol’s use of tear gas, saying it was time for the media and the American people to become aware of some myths currently circulating about the caravans camped out in Tijuana.