Tuesday 6 September 2022 07:44 PM Karine Jean-Pierre slaps down Ted Cruz's request for her to visit Texas ... trends now
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White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre had a clap ready Tuesday after Texas Sen. Ted Cruz invited her to visit the southern border after her comment last week that migrants weren't 'walking' into the country.
Jean-Pierre, a former national spokeswoman for MoveOn, said she had already been to the border – then slammed Cruz by tying him to Trump Administration immigration policies.
'So I've been to the border, I went in 2018. I stood outside facilities where the Trump administration was separating families, tearing babies out of their mother's arms,' she said.
She was responding to a question at Tuesday's White House press briefing about Cruz's invitation made on his podcast that she visit the border to come see for herself how migrants travel from Mexico into the U.S.
'So I've been to the border, I went in 2018. I stood outside facilities where the Trump administration was separating families, tearing babies out of their mother's arms,' said White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
Reading from a prepared notebook, she continued: 'Some of those kids still haven't been reunited with their friends. And so one thing I will say is I certainly don't need lectures, or invitations from Republicans about the border or border policies,' she fumed.
'And I certainly won't take advice on
