Jen Psaki Admits Biden’s Border EO Is Political: They Knew They Would Have To Do Something Before the Election

GEIST One could ask ░░░░░░░░ speaking of empty promises ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump didn t ░░░░░░░░ build that wall he ░░░░░░░░ over the course of ░░░░░░░░ years of a campaign ░░░░░░░░ when he controlled Washington ░░░░░░░░ the first two years ░░░░░░░░ his administration So Jen ░░░░░░░░ re well informed analysis ░░░░░░░░ how the White House ░░░░░░░░ to this executive order ░░░░░░░░ s your sense Do ░░░░░░░░ get their arms around ░░░░░░░░ fact that there is ░░░░░░░░ crisis at the border ░░░░░░░░ has to change mixed ░░░░░░░░ little bit with election ░░░░░░░░ politics PSAKI Yeah Look ░░░░░░░░ think there are a ░░░░░░░░ of things that are ░░░░░░░░ at the same time ░░░░░░░░ the system the border ░░░░░░░░ broken for a range ░░░░░░░░ reasons including security being ░░░░░░░░ at the border the ░░░░░░░░ is not going to ░░░░░░░░ that I mean technology ░░░░░░░░ advanced I would say ░░░░░░░░ the past couple of ░░░░░░░░ there s lots of ░░░░░░░░ that can be used ░░░░░░░░ secure the border that ░░░░░░░░ part of what needs ░░░░░░░░ happen If you re ░░░░░░░░ the minds of the ░░░░░░░░ House you want to ░░░░░░░░ that also pairing with ░░░░░░░░ more humane asylum system ░░░░░░░░ is completely broken and ░░░░░░░░ to the people who ░░░░░░░░ seeking asylum and trying ░░░░░░░░ come across the border ░░░░░░░░ knew I think as ░░░░░░░░ as that deal fell ░░░░░░░░ which just to reiterate ░░░░░░░░ Chris what Chris Matthews ░░░░░░░░ saying was because Donald ░░░░░░░░ called Mike Johnson and ░░░░░░░░ Kill the deal And ░░░░░░░░ Johnson said Yes sir ░░░░░░░░ will kill the deal ░░░░░░░░ that s why it ░░░░░░░░ It was a deal ░░░░░░░░ was so conservative and ░░░░░░░░ gave so much on ░░░░░░░░ many Republicans were saying ░░░░░░░░ I can t believe ░░░░░░░░ got all of these ░░░░░░░░ And a lot of ░░░░░░░░ were mad about it ░░░░░░░░ knew in that moment ░░░░░░░░ had to do something ░░░░░░░░ border there needs to ░░░░░░░░ something that s done ░░░░░░░░ also politically this is ░░░░░░░░ of the biggest vulnerabilities ░░░░░░░░ regardless of who s ░░░░░░░░ about the details of ░░░░░░░░ s in here and ░░░░░░░░ isn t in here ░░░░░░░░ s a political vulnerability ░░░░░░░░ the president and his ░░░░░░░░ They know that They ░░░░░░░░ they would have to ░░░░░░░░ something like an executive ░░░░░░░░ before the election politically ░░░░░░░░ well And that s ░░░░░░░░ s what we re ░░░░░░░░ play out.”