Q: Gov Greg Abbott said “total chaos”? A: need Congress to give money & blame GOPs serious border

#shorts On 12/19/2022, a reporter asked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “Karine, Texas Governor Abbott said that if Title 42 expires, that the border would be, quote, “total chaos.” Is that a correct assessment? Or what’s your response to that?

KJP: Here, what I can say — and I’ve answered this question many — many which ways from your colleagues today. What I can say is that Department of Homeland Security is surging resources at the border at this time, … you know, we need Congress to give us the funds we’ve requested to do this in a safe, orderly — in a safe, orderly, and humane way. And again, I’ll say this — this one last time: If Republicans in Congress are serious about the border — border security and actually address — addressing this challenge, they would ensure that … But, again, we are doing the work. The President has been doing the work at the border since day one by first putting forth the immigration reform legislation and also securing funding — historic funding to Department of Homeland Security, that 23,000 agents — that matter. That is something we have not seen under any other President. Now we’re asking Congressional Republicans to assist and do the same.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/AhFyWfZT5yQ Q: Gov Greg Abbott said “total chaos”? A: need Congress to give money & blame GOPs serious about the border