#shorts On 11/22/2022, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre dismissed Kevin McCarthy making trips to the U.S.-Mexico border as a “political stunt”. Jean-Pierre made the statement in response to questions about House minority leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., making an appearance at the border. President Biden has yet to visit the southern border nearly two years into his presidency as the country wrestles with an unprecedented border crisis.

A reporter asked Jean-Pierre, “The other question I have is: Republican Leader McCarthy is in El Paso today — probably going to make some kind of announcement involving the Homeland Security Secretary. How does the White House respond to criticism that it has lost control of the border? And given the change in leadership at Customs and Border Protection, what changes does the White House have in mind about how it wants to manage the flow of migrants over the border?”

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, just a couple of things. You know, I know — I’ve heard that Mayorkas is — pardon me, that Kevin McCarthy is at the border. And the question that we have for Kevin McCarthy, who is soon to be — who is soon to be Speaker McCarthy, you know: What is — what is his plan? What is he doing to help the situation that we’re seeing? What — what is his plan?

He goes down there and he does a political stunt, like many Republicans do, that we have seen them do. But he actually is not putting forth a plan — a plan to help us, you know, deal with an issue that we’re all seeing that you all are reporting.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/QwoG4d_UAsQ
WH: Kevin McCarthy border political stunt, we have a comprehensive plan, blame GOPs for border