A top administration official defended President Joe Biden on Sunday amid a large spike in border crossings.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was asked about the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, particularly in Texas where the Department of Defense just bolstered a National Guard deployment, during an interview with NBC News.
“Let me ask you about what we are seeing at the border. Recently, the administration sent 800 active-duty troops to the Texas border to deal with the surge in migrants, some record numbers this past week. Was the Biden administration caught off guard by this latest surge of migrants?” asked “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker.
Q: “Was the Biden administration caught off guard by this latest surge of migrants?”
BUTTIGIEG: “What you saw was the administration, as always, responding as needed…”
Q: “Were you caught off guard though?”
BUTTIGIEG: “The president did what needed to be done.” pic.twitter.com/llontN4RTT
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