Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News on the U.S.-Mexico border, also slammed Vice President He Jinli for not stepping up to the plate and doing the job that Biden entrusted to her to solve the border crisis.
Pompeo said, “I was asked the other day, and Hejinli said ‘it’s going to take us a real long time to get this right,’ and my response was ‘you can do this in two seconds, just restore the immigration policies of the last administration and allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to do their job, it won’t take long, within a few days, the situation will be reversed. “
He has reportedly not been to the border for months and has no plans to schedule such a visit. Pompeo was asked by reporters for his opinion on the issue, and Pompeo responded that Hejinli is showing a refusal to lead.
According to Pompeo, “My sense is that Hejinli doesn’t want to take on this crisis, but that’s not the way leaders lead. The leader’s way of leading is to accept responsibility and solve the problem. The first step is always to understand the problem and to listen to those most directly affected. The only way to do that is to go on the ground and listen to the people who are dealing with the problem, what they have to say; to hear from Civil and Customs Enforcement officials, Customs and Border Protection officials, and State Department personnel who are in charge of border consulates, and to have discussions. And then also to hear from the ordinary American citizens who are affected by illegal immigration. And I hope that Hejinli will do that. “
Pompeo added, “At the end of the day, the president is responsible. Biden can’t delegate responsibility, you can delegate authority to someone else to deal with it, but your responsibility remains, the responsibility is on the desk of the president of the United States, and Biden has a responsibility to address this crisis at the southern border.”
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