GOP Representative Calls Out Hypocrisy of Border-Crisis Biden's Anti-Drug Message

Catherine Salgado : Sep 1, 2023
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"...Tweeting this while you refuse to secure our border, allowing cartels & traffickers to flood our communities with addictive drugs, is incredibly tone deaf..." -Rep. Eli Crane

[PJMedia.com] Representative Eli Crane (R-AZ) called out Joe Biden's hypocrisy after Biden posted an anti-drug overdose message, despite his administration facilitating a massive drug crisis with lax border security. (Screengrab image)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists Aug. 31 as International Overdose Awareness Day, "the world's largest annual campaign to end overdose." It's meant to spread "awareness," to "encourage support and recovery," and to remember those who died from drug overdoses. Joe Biden issued a message that wasn't bad in and of itself, even though it rings hollow in light of the severe fentanyl crisis that his administration has exacerbated with its border policies.

Biden's account on X (formerly Twitter) posted on Aug. 31:

Today, on Overdose Awareness Day, I grieve with every person that has lost a child, sibling, parent, or friend to an overdose.

Let's find hope in the 20 million brave Americans recovering from substance use disorder who show us what's possible when people receive the care and support they need.

My Administration will continue to ensure that our nation has the resources we need to address the overdose epidemic.

Crane was quick to respond on Twitter/X, noting both the necessity of addressing overdose deaths and Biden's personal hypocrisy:

This is a necessary sentiment.

But tweeting this while you refuse to secure our border, allowing cartels & traffickers to flood our communities with addictive drugs, is incredibly tone deaf.

The Biden border crisis has gotten so bad that an estimated 7,000 illegal aliens are pouring into the US every single day. The massive tide of illegal migration includes many thousands of criminals and potential terrorists. But it also allows the cartels to do quite a bit of drug trafficking... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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