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The Michele Tafoya Podcast

Why Secretary Mayorkas Should Resign

The Michele Tafoya Podcast

Salem Podcast Network

News, Politics, News Commentary, Society & Culture

2.4590 Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas threw a few border patrol agents under the bus.  He has yet to apologize.  But given new evidence, Michele believes he should do more than say he’s sorry.  The Secretary should resign.

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0:00.0

Welcome to sideline sanity with me, Michelle Tofoya, sponsored by Legacy Precious Metals. There has never been a better time to invest in precious metals. So go to LegacyPMinvestments.com. Legacy pm. Investments.com. Well, do you remember September 19th of 2021? Anything about that date, ring a bell for you?

0:24.2

Maybe it's your birthday.

0:25.7

Maybe you gave birth that day.

0:27.8

I don't know.

0:28.6

But if it was a good thing, great.

0:31.1

Otherwise, that date might not stand out to you.

0:34.0

But for a few Border Patrol agents, that day was life-changing. That was the day when

0:40.7

border patrol agents on horseback classed with a group of migrants who happened to be Haitian.

0:47.5

Photos and video showed the patrolmen holding back the migrants, and of course they were on horseback,

0:52.2

so they had reins.

0:59.9

The next day, Border Patrol chief Raul Ortiz and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Majorcas defended the actions of those Border Patrol officers, saying the reins used in the

1:05.4

incident were employed to control the horses, not to whip anyone. But within days, the story had changed.

1:14.4

On September 24, 2021, President Biden made a public statement about the incident.

1:19.8

Now, keep in mind, he had seen some photos of the conflict.

1:23.8

That's it.

1:24.9

He hadn't talked to anyone, hadn't asked any any questions but he said from the bully pulpit and i

1:31.1

quote to see people treated like they did horses barely running over people being strapped it's outrageous

1:38.2

and he was making whipping motions with his hands quote i promise, I promise you those people will pay.

1:45.1

There will be an investigation underway now, and there will be consequences.

1:49.4

There will be consequences.

1:52.1

Oh, there have been consequences.

1:54.9

One of those consequences now should be the resignation of Homeland Security, Alejandro

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