WASHINGTON — Texas Republicans heckled President Joe Biden over his treatment of the border during his State of the Union address Tuesday night, expressing dissatisfaction over the president’s handling of one of their top priorities.
During his annual address to both chambers of Congress, Biden took nearly an hour to bring up either the border or immigration, despite pleas from members of both parties for greater attention to the issues and near-relentless attacks from Republicans that he was not doing enough. When he did touch on the topics, his comments drew guffaws and jeers from the Republicans in the House, including impassioned outbursts of “secure the border!”
“He spent more time talking about hotel and baggage fees than he actually did about the border crisis happening,” said U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz, R-Edinburg, in a brief interview after the speech.
