Immigration, especially what’s going on at the southern border, has become a white hot political topic. Democrats in Congress, those running for president and Republicans are all talking about the issue.
What’s has become particularly touchy has become the treatment of those in detention centers. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, as she often does, has helped to further inflame the passions on both sides, as she said she was told those being held were forced to drink out of toilets.
The media also has not helped, in fact, they’ve become a major instigator, playing up the situation for ratings and ad revenue. Vice President Pence, Friday night, let loose on CNN, calling them out for their inaccurate reporting.
CNN is so dishonest. Today we took reporters to a detention facility on the border for families and children and all told us they were being treated well.
— Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) July 13, 2019
The crisis at our southern border is not a “manufactured crisis”, it is real and is overwhelming our system. To show this, we also visited an overcrowded facility for adult men, many of whom have been arrested multiple times.
— Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) July 13, 2019
These men were in a temporary holding area because Democrats in Congress have refused to fund additional bed space.
— Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) July 13, 2019
Rather than broadcast the full story, showing the compassionate care the American people are providing to vulnerable families, tonight CNN only played video of men in the temporary facility and didn’t play any footage of the family facility at all…
— Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) July 13, 2019
ignoring the excellent care being provided to families and children. Our great @CBP agents deserve better and the American people deserve the whole story from CNN! pic.twitter.com/hsKsU6umhW
— Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) July 13, 2019