The Biden administration is facing an unprecedented immigration crisis, with internal conflicts and indecision exacerbating the situation. President Biden's frustration with his team has been highlighted in several incidents, including a heated meeting aboard Air Force One in January 2023, where he demanded obscure data points from his immigration team. Susan Rice, Biden's Domestic Policy Advisor, has been reported to refer to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra as a "bitch-ass" and privately called him an "idiot," indicating deep-seated infighting within the administration. This turmoil comes as the border crisis worsens, with Biden adopting some Trump-era restrictions, leading to strained relationships with progressive and immigration groups, while Republicans capitalize on the border chaos for their campaigns.
AXIOS -- From "How Biden botched the border." Susan Rice called HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra a “bitch ass” and privately refers to him as an "idiot." https://t.co/4CeZGqAtdb
NEW: Brutal new reporting from @axios in article titled “How Biden Botched the Border”. - Biden exploded w/ rage at his team aboard AF1 on the way to border last year. - Susan Rice called HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra a “bitch ass”& “idiot”. - VP Harris’ team made it clear her…
How infighting, turmoil fueled Biden's border struggle. Some vivid in the room reporting here from @AlexThomp https://t.co/NnhGusUf7L
As the border crisis worsened and Biden adopted some Trump-era restrictions, his relationship with progressive and immigration groups has soured. • On the right, Republicans have campaigned relentlessly on the "chaos at the border." https://t.co/sDVLffKt7p
BREAKING: Joe Biden’s Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice referred to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra as a "bitch-ass" Per Axios: https://t.co/zH0k5SZ6n9 https://t.co/dpw4fuaf8q
NEW w/ @AlexThomp : An angry POTUS meeting en route to the border. Infighting and blame shifting. Seemingly contradictory immigration actions. An unprecedented humanitarian and political crisis that just kept building… How Biden botched the border https://t.co/ZKJ4ZnwIpE
NEW: Aboard AF1 en route to the border last yr, Biden sat at the head of his table and exploded with fury at his immigration team: demanding obscure data points and venting when his staff didn't have them. A deep dive w/ @StefWKight on how Biden got here https://t.co/57udjkDhSs
EXCLUSIVE: Infighting, blame-shifting, and indecision — these words are emblematic of the Biden administration's struggle with the border crisis, which has slowly escalated. Details from a previously unreported meeting in January 2023 reveal Biden's frustration with his team.… https://t.co/1ptGzgNiB8
🚨🚨Exclusive: Biden adviser Susan Rice referred to HHS Sec. Becerra as a "bitch-ass" and privately called him an "idiot," according to multiple sources. •During one meeting when Biden was tearing into Becerra, Rice passed DHS Sec. Mayorkas a note that read: "Don't save him,"…
🚨🚨Exclusive: How Biden botched the border…People in the meeting later told others in frustration that Biden’s winding process and irritability were making it more difficult to reach decisions about the border. https://t.co/ke3Jn6qt8K
President Biden's struggles with the chaos at the border are partly of his own doing. But no president in recent history — including Donald Trump — has faced an immigration crisis of the scale that Biden has. https://t.co/us2T2PMAew
Biden's struggles with the chaos at the border are partly of his own doing. But no president in recent history has faced an immigration crisis of this scale w/ @AlexThomp Don't miss today's border deep dive in the @axios Sneak Peek newsletter https://t.co/8SSkvdTuYT