Karine Jean-Pierre says Biden won't visit the border during Arizona trip and ... trends now

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Joe Biden will not be visiting the southern border during his trip to Arizona Tuesday despite repeated calls from Republicans for the president to see the migrant crisis first-hand.

Instead, Biden's top spokesperson accused Republican lawmakers of engaging in political stunts by visiting the southern border and encouraging the president to do the same.

Since taking office nearly two years ago, Biden has not once visited the southern border.

Given the chance to do so during his upcoming trip to the southern border state of Arizona, he has decided to continue balking the issue.

A reporter posed at Monday's press briefing: 'The president had said previously that he hadn't had a lot of time to get to the border. He's going to a border state tomorrow, so you'd think maybe there would be time there.'

'What I'm saying is that tomorrow he's going to actually focus on an issue – a bipartisan issue – that was voted in Congress, the CHIPS in Science Act,' White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre replied.