House Democrat blasts GOP colleagues for Mayorkas border security questioning

Published April 28, 2022 4:55pm ET



Democratic Rep. Hank Johnson accused Republicans on Thursday of ignoring so-called “right-wing extremists” spurred by rhetoric from the former president, warning they could attempt violence against future election workers.

“I find it ironic that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle want to concentrate on the southern border while completely mischaracterizing and ignoring what’s happening in the interior of our country by right-wing extremists propelled by the false rhetoric of the ex-President Donald Trump,” the Georgia Democrat said during a House Judiciary Committee hearing over President Joe Biden’s plan to repeal the migration health policy known as Title 42.

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