Tim Scott proposes defunding key Biden initiative to secure border.
Sen. Tim Scott Calls for Securing the Southern Border
During the first Republican Party presidential primary debate on Wednesday night, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) made a bold proposal to address the issue of border security in the United States. He suggested that by reallocating resources, the country could effectively secure the southern border.
“Let’s fire the 87,000 IRS agents and hire, or double, the number of Border Patrol agents,” the presidential candidate said. “I just left Yuma, Arizona, about two weeks ago. The most pressing need of the American people, from a national security standpoint, is our southern border. It has led to the death of 70,000 Americans because of fentanyl.”
Sen. Scott emphasized the urgency of the situation, highlighting the alarming statistics related to illegal crossings and national security threats at the border.
“Plus, six million illegal crossings since President Biden has taken office, and 200 people on our national security watchlists have been caught at our border,” he added. “How many have not been caught at our southern border? If we just spent $10 billion we could finish the wall. For $5 billion more, we could have military-grade technology to surveil our southern border to stop the flow of fentanyl, and save 70,000 Americans a year.”
For Sen. Scott, securing the southern border is a top priority, and he firmly believes in completing the border wall.
Post-Debate Reflections
After the debate, Sen. Scott sat down with Fox News host Sean Hannity to discuss his performance and express his disappointment with the lack of focus on crucial issues.
“I felt like I wanted to have a conversation, an adult conversation, about why America can do for anyone what she’s done for me,” Scott said. “We didn’t spend enough time talking about the challenges we have at our southern border. We didn’t talk long enough about the challenges that we have with China. It’s not the strength of China, it’s the weakness of Biden, that’s the problem that we face as a nation.”
Sen. Scott emphasized the need to address important and consequential issues facing the American people, rather than engaging in unproductive arguments.
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