Home Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) mentioned in an interview Sunday that the U.S. is in “the most dangerous situation since World War II,” citing the economic system, world tensions and the southern border.
“Everywhere I go, Kristen — and I go to blue states, and blue districts, swing districts — that the No. 1 concern on everybody’s mind is the cost of living,” Johnson instructed NBC Information’s Kristen Welker on “Meet the Press.”
“Right after that is the wide-open border that the border czar, Kamala Harris, enabled and put together,” the Home Speaker added. “All the catastrophe that comes from that. They’re worried about the weakness on the world stage that Biden and Harris have projected, which has gotten us into the most dangerous situation since World War II.”
Former President Trump’s marketing campaign has gone after Vice President Harris as a “border czar” a number of occasions, referencing her task to handle the foundation causes of migration coming from the Northern Triangle space of Central America. Trump criticized Harris final month for a deliberate journey to the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, saying it was just for “political reasons.”
Harris has been attempting to go on offense over immigration and has argued that she is devoted to halting unlawful crossings.
The ultimate weeks of the 2024 presidential cycle have additionally been marked with excessive worldwide tensions, with Iran launching a barrage of missiles at Israel following pager explosions and Israeli strikes in Lebanon, and the battle between Ukraine and Russia nonetheless raging.
“You have to have strength,” Johnson mentioned later within the interview. “You have to have a steady hand. You have to have a commander in chief that our allies respect and our enemies fear. They do not fear Kamala Harris. They do fear Donald Trump. That’s what people are gonna vote on.”
The Hill has reached out to the vp’s workplace, the Harris marketing campaign and the White Home for remark.
