Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy questioned Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Friday over why the Biden administration continues to perpetuate the debunked narrative that mounted Border Patrol agents are guilty of abusing Haitian migrants in Del Rio, Texas.
What happened?
During Friday's press briefing at the White House, Doocy left Mayorkas stumbling over his words when asked why President Joe Biden accused Border Patrol agents on Friday of having "strapped" migrants.
Doocy asked, "You said on Saturday — or rather, on the 20th, 'To ensure control of the horse, long reins are used.' The person who took these photos of the Border Patrol agents says, 'I've never seen them whip anyone.' So, why is the president out there today talking about people being 'strapped?'""So let me, um, uh, let me correct, um, uh, the statements in your question, if I may," Mayorkas responded.
"They're direct quotes," Doocy fired back.
"It was on Friday when I was, uh — actually, it was on Monday, I believe, uh, when I was in Del Rio, uh, on the ground, uh, and I made the statements without having seen the images," Mayorkas said. "I saw the images on the flight back, and I made the statement that I did with respect to what those images suggested."Mayorkas then appeared to repeat talking points about how the photographs "conjured up images of what has occurred in the past," a direct allusion to slavery.
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