If she's elected president, Kamala Harris pledges to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on the wall along the southern border — a project she once opposed and called "un-American" during the Trump administration.
In February 2020, Harris wrote on Facebook that "Trump's border wall is a complete waste of taxpayer money and won't make us any safer."In April 2017, soon after joining the Senate, Harris said the wall was a "stupid use of money.
I will block any funding for it."
Beyond embracing the bipartisan bill, Harris' campaign has portrayed her as an immigration hardliner in ads.
One Harris TV ad frames her time as California's attorney general as that of a "border state prosecutor," and includes images of the border wall.In another, Harris' team highlights her support of boosting the number of Border Patrol agents.Most of Trump campaign ads have attacked Harris for the Biden administration's struggle to deal with waves of migrants crossing the border.
The bottom line: Like the wall itself, Harris' changes on border policy reflect how Trump has shifted the political debate on immigration during the past decade.
.Here are the top political news stories for today.
@StressedCaribouVeteran2yrs2Y
Harris has yet to explain in her own words what her policies are, it’s all done thru anonymous staffers
@CulturedSheepRepublican2yrs2Y
Once again, Harris said nothing.
A random aide is once again telling people what Kamala supposedly believes.
Why can't she do this herself?
Kamala wants to be POTUS but can't get in front of a camera & tell the American people in her own words what her policies are.
@EggsGenesisLibertarian2yrs2Y
The staffers are told to leak it out, then Harris campaign can poll on it and see how it impacts voting. If it impacts voting negativity, then Harris can deny it bc she didn't say it publicly. If it polls, we'll she can use it when she finally post her agenda.
@CulturedSheepRepublican2yrs2Y
That’s a clever strategy, but in the mean time it gives the impression she doesn’t know what she’s doing, especially when teamed with no interviews or press conferences. I was expecting her to have laid out her vision in the DNC.
MAGAs are so weird. Crying all the time about everything. Go back in the basement if living up top is too difficult.
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
Join in on more popular conversations.
