Kamala Harris Rambles On For Nearly Three Minutes When Asked What She Will Do To Secure The Border

“Sadly, where we are now can be traced most recently back to the fact that when the United States Congress, members of Congress, including some of the most conservative Republicans, came up with a border security bill, and here’s what that border security bill would have done: It would have put 1,500 more border agents at the border,” Harris claimed. “Let me tell you, those border agents are working around the clock. It would have been just about giving them some support and relief, which is probably why the border agents actually endorsed the bill.”

“It would have allowed us to stem the flow of fentanyl, and I’m looking at people from all over the country here, so I don’t need to tell folks who are watching this what fentanyl has done to families, to kids, in the country and the need to take seriously stemming the flow coming into our country and addressing that extraordinary and tragic issue in terms of its effect,” Harris continued, adding that the bill would have been “part of the solution” to the border crisis.

House Republicans indicated the bill was dead on arrival shortly after its introduction in February, saying some of the provisions were “a magnet” that would lead to continued illegal immigration. Harris blamed former President Donald Trump for the bill’s demise.

“Donald Trump called up those folks and said ‘Don’t put that bill on the floor for a vote.’ He blocked the bill, and you know why? Because he’d prefer to run on a problem instead of fixing a problem, and he has put his political, personal political security over border security,” Harris claimed, drawing applause from the crowd. “Cause understand, even in the intervening months, what that bill would have done to give support to folks who care about this issue. And this again gets to the point about what does leadership really look like and is it about you or is it about the people? Is it about running on problems, or fixing problems?”

“My work and my career has always been about saying, let’s fix problems, let’s address the needs, because we know it’s within our capacity to do that,” Harris continued.

Winfrey asked Harris what she would do about the bill, and if it would be re-introduced.

“Absolutely, and when I am elected President of the United States, I will make sure that bill gets to my desk and I will sign it into law,” Harris responded.