Coverage dated December 5, 2022

'There are more important things going on," - President Biden won't visit border during trip to Arizona

Headline from KYMA Yuma

With no Border Patrol agents in sight, hundreds of migrants gathered at Yuma's border wall the morning of President Biden's visit to Arizona.

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RedState
Biden Slaps Arizonans in the Face, Claims 'More Important Things' Than Visiting Border (opens RedState)
Published Dec 5, 2022
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'Because there are more important things going on,' Biden said.
Independent Journal Review
Commentary: Biden Shares Why He Will Not Visit the Border During His Trip to Arizona (opens Independent Journal Review)
Published Dec 5, 2022
Independent Journal Review's feed description
"They're going to invest billions of dollars in a new enterprise."
Washington Times
Biden to avoid border while in Arizona (opens Washington Times)
Published Dec 5, 2022
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President Biden is expected to avoid the southern border on Tuesday despite being a stone’s throw away in Arizona to tout foreign investment in the state.
Fox News
Biden defends skipping border visit while in Arizona, says there are 'more important things' (opens Fox News)
Published Dec 5, 2022
Fox News's feed description
President Biden defended his decision not to visit the border while in Arizona on Tuesday. He hasn't visited the border as president, and officials have called it a PR stunt.
Gopusa
Biden Reveals Why He Isn’t Visiting Border While in Arizona (opens Gopusa)
Published Dec 5, 2022
Gopusa's feed description
President Joe Biden on Dec. 6 addressed why he isn’t going to the border while visiting a border state. “Because there are more important things going on,” Biden told reporters outside the White House in Washington.
Breitbart News
Joe Biden Refuses to Visit the Border During Trip to Arizona: 'More Important Things Going On' (opens Breitbart News)
Published Dec 5, 2022
Breitbart News's feed description
President Joe Biden on Tuesday said he would not visit the southern border during his trip to Arizona, despite an ongoing migration crisis.
Fox News
Biden not scheduled for first border visit despite being just 100 miles away (opens Fox News)
Published Dec 5, 2022
Fox News's feed description
President Biden will not make his first official visit to the southern border when he goes to Arizona on Tuesday, which sparked criticism from conservatives and progressives.
Fox News
White House fires back at Biden critics, says border visit would be a 'political stunt' (opens Fox News)
Published Dec 5, 2022
Fox News's feed description
The White House struck back at critics attacking President Biden for stating he had "more important things" to do than visit the U.S.-Mexico border while in Arizona on Tuesday.
Fox News
Biden won’t visit border during Arizona trip; Republicans pulling ‘political stunts,’ White House says (opens Fox News)
Published Dec 5, 2022
Fox News's feed description
The White House says President Biden will travel to Phoenix on Tuesday to tour a semiconductor plant but has no plans to visit the border.
Hot Air
Biden: "There's more important things going on" than the border disaster -- like my self-promotion (opens Hot Air)
Published Dec 5, 2022
Hot Air's feed description
Today Joe Biden will visit Arizona, which — coincidentally or not — is nearly as far away from Georgia’s runoff election today as possible within the continental US. Biden wants to p...
KYMA Yuma
'There are more important things going on," - President Biden won't visit border during trip to Arizona (opens KYMA Yuma)
Published Dec 5, 2022
KYMA Yuma's feed description
With no Border Patrol agents in sight, hundreds of migrants gathered at Yuma's border wall the morning of President Biden's visit to Arizona.
BizPac Review
Biden heads to Arizona, skips first-ever border visit because that would be a 'political stunt' (opens BizPac Review)
Published Dec 5, 2022
BizPac Review's feed description
"President Biden has never visited the border in his entire political career. He drove past the border in the El Paso, TX area in 2008."

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