Biden Says He Should Visit US Southern Border But Does Not Have Time to 'Get Down' There
01:58 GMT 22.10.2021 (Updated: 13:25 GMT 06.08.2022)
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - President Joe Biden said in a town hall meeting he should visit the US southern border with Mexico but that he does not have time.
Biden said he has been busy overseeing damages done by hurricanes that hit the United States this year and traveling around the world for meetings with foreign leaders.
However, Biden pointed out that the First Lady Jill Biden recently visited both sides of the US-Mexico border.
"I've been there [southern border] before, I know it well, I guess I should go down but the whole point of it is I haven't had a whole hell of a lot of time to get down [there]," Biden said on Thursday during the event hosted by CNN.
However, netizens didn't seem to be satisfied with his excuse, sarcastically suggesting there have been other places and activities the president is more interested.
President Biden says he hasn't had time to visit the border. What about when he's in Delaware each weekend?
— Mark Bednar (@MarkBednar) October 22, 2021
Anderson Cooper: "Do you have plans to visit the southern border?"
Biden: "I haven't had a whole helluva lot of time to get down." pic.twitter.com/1e7IIqfSyO
No he’s getting ice cream and on vacation in Delaware with Secret Service
— SPG (@PudgeFisk27) October 22, 2021
Interrupts his naps
— Doreen (Dodi) Smith (@tentoetweeter) October 22, 2021
Well, you know, when it is the most disastrous situation in the country, one must ignore it and go have some ice cream in Chicago.
— KGH (@SITN247) October 22, 2021
More than 1.5 million undocumented migrants have crossed in the United States unlawfully since October 2020, including more than 200,000 in August, according to the US Customs and Border Protection.
The border crisis has put a strain on federal, state and local resources trying to handle the influx of migrants.
