At a Senate Republican press briefing on Tuesday, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) spoke about border security under the Trump administration.
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00:00Senator Capri.
00:03Well, we're all talking about the 100 days of the Trump administration, as you all are all writing about that as well.
00:10And I think Senator Thune actually brought this, but I brought a little chart that shows you the blue lines are the numbers of encounters under the Biden administration.
00:20The red lines in the first three months are the number of encounters under the Trump administration.
00:30I mean, I think nothing spells success more than one of the biggest issues during the campaign, which was border security, which also leads to security in our communities and security not just within the country, but around around the world.
00:46And so I say congratulations to President Trump.
00:49He said all along that he could do this, he would do this, and he would be effective.
00:57President Biden, on the other hand, said, I can't do anything.
01:00I can't do anything if the Congress doesn't act.
01:03It's beyond my responsibilities.
01:05This chart shows you that those were empty words.
01:09And so as we move to the next 200 days, I think it's important to note, too, these are, you know, you have different types of, these are ones that are coming through the checkpoints.
01:20The states, the ones that are the gotaways, which never get caught, are down 99%.
01:25There's deterrence that the president has put forward through his policies, and that's what's causing these numbers to come dramatically down with the support of us as the Senate and over in the House as well.
01:36Senator Lincoln.
01:38Thank you, sir.