As 'Border Czar,' Harris Never Spoke To Border Chiefs

Vice President Kamala Harris never spoke to either chief of the U.S. Border Patrol under the Biden administration, despite the former California senator’s appointment as the White House “border czar” three years ago.

On Monday, NewsNation correspondent Ali Bradley wrote on X that Harris, who launched her bid for her party’s presidential nomination Sunday, has yet to speak with Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens, “who has been in the position for the last year.”

Owens’ predecessor, Raul Ortiz, who led the law enforcement agency from 2021 to 2023, told CBS in March that he “never had one conversation with the president or the vice president” during his tenure.


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