President Joe Biden conceded the U.S. border is not secure as he negotiates with lawmakers for more federal funds as part of his national security-focused supplemental request.
“No, it’s not,” Biden told reporters Friday. “I haven’t believed that for the last 10 years. And I’ve said it for the last 10 years. Give me the money.”
🚨Just talked with POTUS:
HEINRICH: What do you say to Republicans who are trying to impeach Mayorkas?
BIDEN: I don’t get it.
HEINRICH: Do you think its unconstitutional? (NO ANSWER)
HEINRICH: Do you think the border is secure?
BIDEN: NO ITS NOT.(cont’d in next tweet)
— Jacqui Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) January 19, 2024
“No. I’ve asked for thousands more, everything from judges to — anyway,” he said.
During the impromptu question and answer session with reporters as he departed a bipartisan event for mayors in Washington, D.C., for their conference’s annual winter meeting, Biden was also pushed on the prospect of a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinian people after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly opposed the possibility.
“I think we’ll be able to work something out,” Biden said. “There are a number of types of two-state solutions. There’s a number of countries that are members of the U.N. that are still — don’t have their own militaries. Number of states that have limitations on [inaudible]. And so I think there’s ways in which this could work.”
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Earlier, Biden addressed negotiations in Congress regarding funding for border security, in addition to money for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.
“I’m ready to act, God willing and the creek not rising,” he said. “I think next week we ought to be able to work out something, at least in the Senate.”