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Mike Johnson Refuses to Condemn Trump’s ‘Poisoning the Blood’ Immigration Comments, Blames Biden
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson CBS’s “Face the Nation” with Margaret Brennan on Sunday for a lengthy interview focused on immigration. Brennan asked Johnson if he agreed with former President Donald Trump’s comment that immigrants to the United States are “poisoning the blood” of the country.
Johnson admitted he wouldn’t use the same phrase, but said, “President Biden’s position is frustrating to us. It’s frustrating to the American people, and certainly to President Trump. And I think that’s what he’s articulating there.”
At the beginning of Johnson’s conversation with Brennan, she asked, “When President Trump says immigrants are ‘poisoning the blood of our country,’ is that a statement you agree with?”
“That’s not language I would use, but I understand the urgency of President Trump’s admonition,” Johnson replied. “He’s been saying this since he ran for president the first time, that we have to secure the border. And I think the vast majority of the American people understand the necessity of that, and I think they agree with his position.”
Unsatisfied with Johnson’s answer, Brennan then asked if Trump’s “statement goes beyond what you are personally comfortable with.”
“It’s not language I would use. But understand–” Johnson began, before Brennan interjected, “Because it sounds hateful.”
Johnson disagreed. “Well, it’s not hateful,” he said. “What President Trump is trying to advance is his America First priority. And I think that makes sense to a lot of people. The current president, President Biden wants additional supplemental spending on national security, but he denies the most important point of our own national security — and that is our own border.”
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