Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) was caught red-handed by journalists after he claimed he doubled the amount of California National Guard to the state’s southern border.
Newsom posted a video to social media on Thursday in which he accused Republicans of playing games despite thousands of illegal immigrants pouring into the state in record amounts daily.
“We have 390 National Guardsmen and women that have been working, particularly as it relates to fentanyl, here in the state of California. Look, at the bottom line at the end of the day, they need more resources,” Newsom said. “Everybody needs more resources, and the Republican Party has been consistently standing in the way of providing the resources to support the men and women working hard, not only here at the border, but throughout the state of California and this country, to address the issues related to the border.”
However, Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin shot down those claims, saying that he has not seen a single California National Guard soldier in Jacumba— where an unprecedented number of illegal aliens have crossed into the U.S.
Haven’t seen one - not a single one - of these CA National Guard soldiers in Jacumba where the mass illegal crossings of adult men from around the world are taking place. BP there so overwhelmed that the migrants wander aimlessly on highways and call Lyfts for themselves while… https://t.co/cpvjGdlSo1
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) June 13, 2024
Melugin pointed out that Newsom filmed himself at a port of entry— not in an open area at the border.
“I sent Gov. Newsom’s below post to a BP agent in Jacumba, who responded by laughing & telling me CA ‘isn’t doing s---’ to help them with illegal crossings there, and any soldiers that they see there are National Guard from other states working w/ DHS under federal Title 10 order," Melugin said. “He said CA soldiers are helping with drug interdiction at ports of entry – not the mass crossing hot spots in Jacumba. If the Governor’s office has any images of CA National Guard helping Border Patrol in Jacumba, I’m happy to update.”
NEW: Many Bayon, the President of the Border Patrol union’s San Diego area representation - tells @FoxNews he has never seen CA National Guard assisting BP agents in Jacumba, and provided the following statement:
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) June 13, 2024
“California Governor @GavinNewsom refuses to acknowledge the many…
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