Now Democrats' Chief Deputy Whip Turns on Pelosi on National TV
There seems to be a squabble heating up within the Democrat party, and it all centers on border security.
For some time now, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has insisted that walls are “immoral,” and signaled that there would be no deals with the president that involved walls along the often chaotic southern border.
The result of that stand-off between President Trump and Nancy Pelosi, of course, was that the government shut down for weeks as negotiations stalled — but now one prominent Democrat seems to be breaking with his own party and taking a very different position than Pelosi.
On Sunday, Congressman Dan Kildee appeared on Fox News to talk about the problem. Kildee is a Democrat from Michigan who serves as the chief deputy whip for the Democrats, and sits on several important committees.
Fox’s Maria Bartiromo began by pointing out that despite Pelosi’s pandering claim that walls are immoral, there is a partial border fence in her own district which has been fairly effective at keeping Mexicans from entering California en masse.
“Let’s kick it off right here with what the president just said about the wall in Tijuana. … This is one area that’s very dense,” she said. “If you take that wall down, most people agree that the people in Tijuana will assimilate themselves into San Diego. Do you disagree with that?”
“No,” Kildee answered. “And I don’t really know anybody that does.”
Taking what could be seen as a shot against his own party, the Democrat acknowledged that prominent liberals spoke up for border security for years before Trump won the White House.
“I think we have to remind ourselves that border security is comprised of a lot of elements, Democrats and Republicans have agreed on that for decades,” he pointed out. “We all have supported physical barriers where they make sense.”
Indeed, many videos show well-known Democrats sounding surprisingly Trump-like on border security, yet they’ve mysteriously changed their tune now that a Republican sits in the Oval Office.
“What I think the debate should focus on is what the professionals say about where technology is best utilized, where border fencing should be utilized, where concrete barriers may make the most sense,” the congressman continued.
Those experts from agencies such as the Border Patrol have repeatedly sided with Trump, even appearing with him to earnestly explain how bad things are along with often undefended border.
“So are you saying that you would be poised to agree to a deal with your colleagues on the right, to put money forth that goes toward technology, toward more border agents, toward drone technology … as well as a physical barrier in certain areas where it makes sense?” the Fox host asked. “Is that what you’re saying?”
“Sure,” Kildee acknowledged, essentially breaking with Pelosi and admitting that barriers and walls can be very important.
“I wish that people on this whole issue would stop hyperventilating and just get down to the business of trying to find some middle ground,” he continued.
That’s very similar to what many Americans believe right now. People are fed up with political games from politicians, not the least of which is Pelosi and other liberals who refuse to budge on the border wall.
Kildee is right: It’s time for our representatives to do their jobs and find solutions instead of constantly grandstanding. The fact that even the deputy whip of the Democrat party is fed up with his own side is very telling, and could signal a major turning point on this issue.
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