In Brownsville, Texas, Biden told Trump to “stop playing politics.”
President Joe Biden, speaking in Brownsville, Texas, on Thursday, challenged former President Donald Trump to drop his opposition to bipartisan legislation that would bring more resources to deal with record migrant crossings as the two men faced off in a split-screen duel at the southern border.
“I understand my predecessor is in Eagle Pass today,” Biden said, shortly after Trump spoke about 300 miles away at the border crossing that’s become a flashpoint in the 2024 election.
“What I would say to Mr. Trump, instead of playing policy with this issue, instead of telling members of Congress to block this legislation, join me or I’ll join you in telling the Congress to pass this bipartisan border security bill,” he said. “We can do it together, you know, and I know it’s the toughest, most efficient, most effective border security bill this country’s ever seen.
