El Paso was a wreck —until just before Biden’s visit. Now, Comer wants answers.
According to a report from The Washington Times, House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-KY) has announced a probe into President Biden’s border visit —specifically, how the streets and shelters were sanitized before his visit.
Comer says Biden saw a “staged version” of El Paso; one meant to downplay the border crisis.
From The Washington Times:
Migrant encampments that had plagued El Paso for months, and which spurred an emergency declaration by the city’s Democratic mayor, were cleared just before Mr. Biden’s visit.
And Homeland Security’s migrant processing facility, which had been bursting, was quickly cut to below its 1,000-person capacity, Mr. Comer said, citing news reports.
In a letter to Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee demanded the department reveal what role it had in ordering or helping sanitize the city for the president’s visit.
“The president apparently did not see a single released alien in a border town overwhelmed with illegal border crossers released by his administration,” Mr. Comer wrote to Mr. Mayorkas.
Comer wants to see all department communications relating to Biden’s visit.
More over at The Washington Times:
The House's top investigator revealed a probe Friday into the attempt to cleanse El Paso, Texas, before President Biden's first border trip earlier this month, demanding Homeland Security reveal whether it was part of the effort. https://t.co/rt9o5EMQkn
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) January 20, 2023