Fox News host Jesse Watters responded on Friday to footage obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation (DCNF) showing a Border Patrol agent fist-bumping illegal migrants.
The video, captured by DCNF reporter Jennie Taer in Eagle Pass, Texas, depicted migrants who had crossed the Rio Grande expressing gratitude to agents for cutting through barbed wire. Texas Governor Greg Abbott recently ordered the placement of the wire along the river to deter illegal crossings, accusing the Biden administration of removing it.
Watters played the video during his show and remarked, "American Border Patrol agents in Texas are fist bumping illegals. They're cutting the barbed wire and then giving them a pound on the way in."
Former acting Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Mark Morgan, in a previous interview with the DCNF, attributed blame to the Biden administration for the incident. He emphasized that the Border Patrol agents should not be held responsible, stating, "They have been thrust into an untenable no-win chaotic situation. Place blame for the lawlessness at our borders where it belongs the Biden Administration."
Morgan further asserted that President Biden could put an end to the influx of people, drugs, criminals, and national security threats crossing the border with a simple executive action. He cautioned against scapegoating the Border Patrol, urging the public not to fall into that trap.
According to internal Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data exclusively obtained by the DCNF, the number of illegal migrants in Border Patrol's custody surpassed 22,000 nationwide on Tuesday evening.
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