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President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he did not believe there was a migration crisis on the southern border. Biden commented after concluding remarks about the ongoing national effort to develop and deliver coronavirus vaccines. One reporter asked the president if he believed there was a crisis on the southern border. “No,” he replied. “We’ll be able to handle it. God willing.” Biden confirmed he was briefed on the looming surge of unattended migrant children at the border. When he was asked what he learned, the president replied shortly “A lot.” The Department of Homeland Security predicts there will be 117,000 unaccompanied child migrants crossing the border in 2021, according to an Axios report. Additionally, officials advised that the United States would need 20,000 beds to house incoming child migrants. In January alone, 6,000 migrants aged 16 and 17 were caught, according to the prepared report. Biden commented after Department of Homeland Security … [Read more...] about Joe Biden: ‘No’ Crisis on the Southern Border — ‘We’ll Be Able to Handle It’

The Biden campaign has released an ad narrated by a rapper with close ties to Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. Rapper Jeezy has called Farrakhan his “mentor” and a “great guy,” despite the Nation of Islam leader’s numerous anti-Semitic comments. The Biden campaign is airing Jeezy’s ad as part of an initiative to boost black voter turnout. In August, the Democratic National Committee featured another rapper with ties to Farrakhan at its convention. Joe Biden’s presidential campaign released an ad this week narrated by a popular rapper who has called Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan his “mentor” and a “great guy.” The ad, narrated by Jeezy, aims to boost black voter turnout as part of the campaign’s “Shop Talk” series. “If you are out there marching in these streets, exercising your rights, you need to exercise your right to vote, too,” Jeezy says in the ad, which is posted to the Biden campaign’s YouTube channel. “It’s the only way to make sure we … [Read more...] about Joe Biden Ad Features Rapper Who Called Nation Of Islam Leader Louis Farrakhan His ‘Mentor’

President Biden Joe Biden Intercept bureau chief: minimum wage was not 'high priority' for Biden in COVID-19 relief South Carolina Senate adds firing squad as alternative execution method Obama alum Seth Harris to serve as Biden labor adviser: report MORE was reluctant at first to apologize for an allegation from Lucy Flores , the 2014 Nevada Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, that he touched her in a way that made her feel uncomfortable, according to the new book “Lucky: How Joe Biden Barely Won the Presidency.” Flores first accused Biden in March 2019 of standing behind her, sniffing her hair and kissing the back of her head before endorsing her 2014 campaign. However, Biden did not immediately comprehend that he made her feel uncomfortable. “I thought I was doing the opposite,” he told aides at the time. “I’ve always tried to support women.” ADVERTISEMENT Biden initially refused to apologize, with his campaign releasing a statement two … [Read more...] about ‘Lucky’: Biden was at first reluctant to apologize for touching allegation

President Trump Donald Trump South Carolina Senate adds firing squad as alternative execution method Ex-Trump aide Pierson won't run for Dallas-area House seat House Oversight panel reissues subpoena for Trump's accounting firm MORE on Thursday defended his mental fitness and claimed that he “very recently” took a cognitive test at Walter Reed Medical Center and “aced” it. “I actually took one very recently,” Trump told Fox News’ Sean Hannity Sean Patrick Hannity Grenell hints at potential California gubernatorial bid Cruz blames criticism of Cancun trip on media 'Trump withdrawal' The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by The AIDS Institute - Tanden's odds plummet to lead OMB MORE during a radio interview on his program late Thursday. “The radical left was saying, 'Is he all there? Is he all there?' and I proved I was all there because I aced it, I aced the test.” “I took it at Walter Reed Medical Center in front of doctors and they were … [Read more...] about Trump claims he recently ‘aced’ a cognitive test, challenges Biden to take it

President Trump Donald Trump South Carolina Senate adds firing squad as alternative execution method Ex-Trump aide Pierson won't run for Dallas-area House seat House Oversight panel reissues subpoena for Trump's accounting firm MORE on Wednesday dismissed Cindy McCain ’s endorsement of his rival, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden Joe Biden Intercept bureau chief: minimum wage was not 'high priority' for Biden in COVID-19 relief South Carolina Senate adds firing squad as alternative execution method Obama alum Seth Harris to serve as Biden labor adviser: report MORE , saying he “hardly” knows her and describing the former vice president as a “lapdog” for her late husband, Sen. John McCain John Sidney McCain House Freedom Caucus chair weighs Arizona Senate bid Cindy McCain planning 'intimate memoir' of life with John McCain Trump-McConnell rift divides GOP donors MORE (R-Ariz.). “I hardly know Cindy McCain … [Read more...] about Trump dismisses Cindy McCain’s endorsement of Biden