White House scalds Republicans ahead of Speaker Johnson's visit to the southern border today. Will it work?
By Mona Austin (TSN): Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has been criticized for not having enough executive level leadership but today he will do something Pres. Joe Biden himself has never done -- take a delegation to the U.S. Mexico border. While there with other GOPers the speaker will hold a press conference on Wednesday afternoon to address migrant encroachment following the recent record influx of illegal border crossers. The move aims to give Republicans the upper hand on immigration as an inescapable election-year issue. Republicans continue to excoriate the president for weak policies on border management, yet the White House has turned the table blaming Republicans for dodging cooperation with their plan of action for border security. White House spokesman Andrew Bates responded to the speaker's planned visit in a statement early Wednesday saying, "Speaker Johnson is continuing to block President Biden’s proposed funding to hire thousands of new Border Patrol...