Townhall published a report on how news outlet Axios is attempting to take back its reference to Kamala Harris’ role as ‘Border Czar’ after criticism. Townhall writes:
Especially now that she’s the presumptive Democratic nominee to replace President Joe Biden for the 2024 race, there has been considerable scrutiny about Vice President Kamala Harris’ role as the border czar. Biden bestowed such a role upon her in March 2021. She’s been a failure pretty much from the start, and now the mainstream media, especially Axios, is trying to cover for her.
An update was then reported after Axios attempted to cover its tracks:
After being hit with relentless reminders about how Axios referred to Vice President Kamala Harris as the border czar, the outlet added a note that reads as follows. “Editor’s note: This article has been updated and clarified to note that Axios was among the news outlets that incorrectly labeled Harris a “border czar” in 2021.”
All of the heat on Axios began after Wednesday morning, when the outlet published an article by Stef W. Knight, “Harris border confusion haunts her new campaign.”
Here’s how her piece framed Harris’s title:
Driving the news: The Trump campaign and Republicans have tagged Harris repeatedly with the “border czar” title — which she never actually had.
- “Harris was appointed ‘border czar’ in March of 2021, and since that time, millions and millions of illegal aliens have invaded our country and countless Americans have been killed by migrant crime because of her willful demolition of America borders and laws,” Trump told reporters on a call on Tuesday.
- House GOP Chair Elise Stefanik introduced a resolution condemning the administration and its “Border Czar” for failing to secure the U.S.
- Harris supporters have rushed to her defense. “She assumed the role that Vice President Biden had during the Obama administration, which is diplomacy with Central America,” former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson told Fox News on Tuesday. “She is not the border czar.”
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