2024 presidential election

Bill Clinton Criticizes Border Security During Harris Event

Former President Bill Clinton (D) made some head-turning comments regarding Democrat border policies while stumping for Vice President Kamala Harris (D). While speaking about the murder of Georgia college student Laken Riley – which was allegedly committed by illegal immigrant Jose Ibarra, former President Clinton took a shot at former President Donald Trump (R) for killing the border bill from earlier this year.

According to CNN, the proposal would’ve allowed an influx of illegal immigrants into the country through the southern border but provided $20.23 billion for “operational needs and capabilities” and resources for the newly proposed border policies.

While some of the more popular clips on social media include only the latter half of the video above, with the full context, President Clinton’s remarks still are not a good look for VP Harris.

“And on the immigration thing, [Kamala’s] the only candidate who has actually endorsed a bill that would hold down immigration in any given year to a certain point and then make sure we gave people a decent place to live, we didn’t divide people from their children, and we did total vetting before people got in,” President Clinton began.

He continued, attempting to connect the death of Laken Riley to the failed border bill from earlier this year. The border bill was negotiated in late January and early February. Laken Riley was found deceased on February 22.

“Now Trump killed the bill. The bill was being written by senior Republicans in the Senate, and he killed the bill. Why? You got a case in Georgia not very long ago. They made an ad about a young woman who’d been killed by an immigrant. Yeah, well, if they'd all been properly vetted, that probably wouldn't have happened. But if they’re all properly vetted, that doesn't happen, and America is not having enough babies to keep our populations up. So, we need immigrants that have been vetted to do work,” concluded Clinton.

His comments omit that Jose Ibarra, the alleged murderer, came into the country illegally in 2022 during the Biden-Harris administration and before the introduction of the border deal.

This does not bode well for the Harris campaign, with about three weeks until election day.

Jackson Bakich

Jackson Bakich is based in Tallahassee. Born in Orlando but raised in Lake County, Florida, Jackson Bakich is a graduate of Florida State University. Growing up in the Sunshine State, Bakich co-hosted the political talk radio show "Lake County Roundtable" (WLBE) and was a frequent guest for "Lake County Sports Show" (WQBQ). Currently, he is the Sports Editor of the FSView and the co-host of "Tomahawk Talk" (WVFS), a sports talk radio program covering Florida State athletics in Tallahassee. Jackson's work has been cited in Newsmax, POLITICO and other media outlets.

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