2 House Republicans push back against claims that a president can easily fix the border: 'Why didn't Trump just shut down the border? He couldn't.'
"We're not going to just pass the buck and say that, 'Oh, any president could walk in and secure the border,'" Roy said. "I saw former President Trump make that allegation earlier today on one of his social media posts. 'All the president has to do is declare the borders closed and it's closed.' Well, with all due respect, that didn't happen in 2017, 18, 19, and 20. There were millions of people who came into the United States during those four years."
"Why didn't Trump just shut down the border if you just think we don't need any changes to law?" Crenshaw asked. "He couldn't. He had to make a deal with Mexico, and he did a great job doing that, but he had to rely on literally international agreements to get it under control."
"We're not going to just pass the buck and say that, 'Oh, any president could walk in and secure the border,'" Roy said. "I saw former President Trump make that allegation earlier today on one of his social media posts. 'All the president has to do is declare the borders closed and it's closed.' Well, with all due respect, that didn't happen in 2017, 18, 19, and 20. There were millions of people who came into the United States during those four years."
"Why didn't Trump just shut down the border if you just think we don't need any changes to law?" Crenshaw asked. "He couldn't. He had to make a deal with Mexico, and he did a great job doing that, but he had to rely on literally international agreements to get it under control."