Mayorkas says he doesn't know 'details' of Biden's border trip, despite joining him on the El Paso visit

Mayorkas says he doesn't know 'details' of Biden's border trip, despite joining him on the El Paso visit

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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas claimed he didn’t have access to the itinerary for President Biden’s trip to El Paso, Texas despite being on Air Force One with the president at the time.

Mayorkas made the statement during a back-and-forth with reporters while flying to Texas on Sunday on the way to the U.S.-Mexico border for Biden’s first visit of his presidency as border officials continue sounding the alarm at the ongoing crisis.

“How closely will President Biden actually see some of the crowding that’s taking place in El Paso? Will he see any people in the streets in the downtown area, and will he actually be able to speak to any of the migrants who have crossed?” a reporter asked.

“Forgive me, I’m not that close to what exactly the details of the trip are,” Mayorkas responded. “I know he’s going to see, as [White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre] mentioned, the port of entry, which I think is the second busiest port along the border.

“But I don’t know the…

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