DHS Sec. Mayorkas Refuses to Call the Situation at the Southern Border ‘a Crisis’

EXCERPT:

MAYORKAS: "I think that we face a very serious challenge in certain parts of the border."
REPORTER: "Do you view what’s happening right now at the border as a crisis?"
MAYORKAS: "I view it as a significant challenge."
REPORTER: "Why won’t you say the word 'crisis?'"
MAYORKAS: "You know what? Because I have tremendous faith in the people of the Department of Homeland Security, and a crisis speaks to me of a withdrawal from our mission, and we are only putting more force and more energy into it."