Enter South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, who absolutely put CNN host Dana Bash through the ringer when she started defending Biden's ineffective border policies.
Watch the video:
From The Blaze:
On CNN's "State of the Union," Bash asked Noem about ongoing negotiations to pass a controversial border bill that Republicans believe will do little to stymie the border crisis. Biden, over the weekend, committed to shutting down the border only if Congress passes the bill.
The bill, however, is unlikely to pass the Senate because an increasing number of Republican lawmakers oppose the bill. That opposition is giving Democrats a talking point to use against Republicans, and Bash deployed it in her interview with Noem.
"Why not take 'yes' for an answer?" Bash asked, referring to Biden's willingness to sign the bill.
In response, Noem correctly pointed out that Biden doesn't need the bill to fix the border crisis. Congress, she explained, has already given the president authority to enforce immigration law. Instead, she argued that Biden's policies need to change.
"The president can be the one who stands up and shows leadership at this time. Change your policies, build a wall, secure the border, and then let's fix the immigration policy," Noem said. "But we don't have to compromise one to do the other."
