FIRST ON FOX: Texas Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez declined to answer when asked this week whether Vice President Kamala Harris did a “good job” as “border czar” overseeing President Biden’s immigration agenda.
“Do you think Kamala Harris did a good job as border czar?” Gonzalez, who represents Texas’ 34th congressional district, was asked in a House office building on Tuesday.
“I don't know if she was a border czar, was she a border czar?” Gonzalez asked, apparently echoing what the media said. trying to walk back That's the job title description now that Harris is the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.
“She was border czar a couple of years ago. Do you think she did a good job as border czar?” Gonzalez was asked again.
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Rep. Vicente Gonzalez declined to comment on Vice President Kamala Harris' work at the border.
“You should know that,” Gonzalez replied before walking away.
Fox News Digital reached out to Gonzalez's office for further comment but did not receive a response.
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Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, walks down the steps of the House Chamber after a vote on Capitol Hill on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Gonzalez is the second House Democrat in recent days to not directly answer a question about Harris’ performance on immigration since Biden tapped her in 2021 to help address the border issue. Republicans and mainstream media outlets quickly dubbed her the “border czar,” something Democrats have rejected.
Democratic Rep. Emilia Sykes also declined to give an answer Tuesday when asked in the House Office Building about Harris' work on illegal immigration.
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Vice President Kamala Harris attends an infrastructure event addressing high-speed internet in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House in Washington, DC, June 3, 2021. (Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein)
Harris' immigration record is likely to become a central topic of discussion among Republicans seeking to woo voters against her now that she is likely to become the Democratic presidential nominee.
Republican Senate candidates in key states have already run ads criticizing Harris on immigration and linking her record to that of lower-level officeholders, including Ohio Republican Senate candidate Bernie Moreno in an ad released Wednesday.
