Northern Command Commander Gen. Glen VanHerck admitted on Wednesday at a House hearing that President Joe Biden has never asked him for a briefing on the United States’ southern border.
House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee Chairman Jim Banks (R-IN) asked VanHerck, “Has the President the United States requested a briefing from you about the situation at the border?”
VanHerck, who as Northcom commander is tasked with monitoring and protecting the U.S. against threats, responded, “Not that I’m aware of.”
Banks slammed Biden for not requesting to be personally briefed, due to the problem of illicit trafficking of fentanyl across the southern border.
…107,375 Americans have died from drug overdoses, specifically related to fentanyl — a leading cause of death of Americans my age in this country today. We know that the vast majority of that fentanyl is coming across the southern border.
It surprises me greatly, frankly, angers me that the president the…
