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When Republican House Judiciary Committee Members Amplified White Nationalist Conspiracy Theories [1]
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Date: 2023-07-24 07:27:14+00:00
Most of the Republican Members of the House Judiciary Committee have amplified white nationalist “invasion” and “replacement” conspiracy theories over the last few years. Their rhetoric is inexorably tied to the “Great Replacement Theory” and multiple domestic terrorist attacks that have claimed the lives of dozens of Americans over the last several years.
Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH-04), used the invasion rhetoric as a fundraising ploy in his campaign email calling to “end the invasion”.
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ-05) is a no stranger to using the deadly conspiracy theory. In February 2023 he tweeted , “The Biden Administration is now legalizing the historic invasion at the southern border. Its new parole program and CBP One phone app are shuffling hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens into our communities. The Admin should prevent illegal immigration—not facilitate it.”
Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX-21) consistently promoted the white nationalist conspiracy as early as May 2022 in a fundraising email claiming that “Biden is blocking American energy production; and our “leaders” are intentionally ignoring the invasion at our border”.
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL-01) tweeted “Tucker Carlson is correct about replacement theory as he explains what is happening to America” leading his base to believe in the violent inducing conspiracy theory.
Lance Gooden (R-TX-05) is a co-sponsor of the bill H.Res.50 : “Recognizing that Article I, Section 10 of the United States Constitution explicitly reserves to the States the sovereign power to repel an invasion and defend their citizenry from the overwhelming and “imminent danger” posed by paramilitary, narco-terrorist cartels, terrorists and criminal actors who have seized control of our southern border.”
NEW EXAMPLES OF MEMBERS AMPLIFYING WHITE NATIONALIST CONSPIRACIES:
Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH-04) 6/12/23 – Twitter: “2 million illegal aliens per year. Larger than the population of Nebraska. And what’s Joe Biden doing? Nothing.”
Matt Gaetz (R-FL-01) 6/27/23 – Twitter: 🚨@CBS12: ‘Forgotten Invasion’: Rep. Matt Gaetz says FL waterways are overlooked in migrant crisis
Andy Biggs (R-AZ-05) 6/22/23 – Twitter: At least 17 million illegal aliens—more than 10x the population of Phoenix—are now living in the United States. How many more do we not know about?
Chip Roy (R-TX-21) 7/24/23 – Twitter: To consider funding federal government: 1) Return Federal Bureaucracy to Pre-COVID, 2) End Border Invasion & fed attack on Texas, 3) End FBI Weaponization, 4) End Racist DEI Govt Policies, 5) Make Europe Handle Ukraine, 6) End War on Reliable Energy. #WinForAmerica 6/26/23 – Twitter: Secure Our Border. Build The Wall. End The Invasion. Proud to be with @RonDeSantis in Eagle Pass this morning, visiting with Texans impacted by the Border Crisis #NoExcuses #GreatAmericanComeback 6/27/23 – Twitter: Secure The Border. Build The Wall. Stop The Invasion. #NoExcuses #GreatAmericanComeback
Wesley Hunt (R-TX-38) 6/7/23 – Twitter: Mr. Wolf, if you were running DHS under President Trump the same way Mayorkas is under Biden, what do you think President Trump would have done to your job? ANSWER: I would NO longer be there. #BidenBorderInvasion
Ben Cline (R-VA-06) 5/5/23 – Twitter: DHS officials CONFIRMED that approximately 700,000 migrants are waiting in Mexico to cross the southern border after Title 42 is lifted next week. That’s over 7 TIMES the population of Roanoke, VA. This is an invasion and it must be stopped. #BidenBorderCrisis 5/17/23 – May 17: Secretary Mayorkas has intentionally violated his oath to defend and protect the homeland. That’s why we must begin impeachment hearings against him. Once @JudiciaryGOP lays out the facts for the American people, it’ll be clear that Mayorkas must go.
Dan Bishop (R-NC-09) 7/18/23 – Twitter: “It literally looks like a military invasion.” Harrowing testimony today in @HomelandGOP. Biden’s border invasion hurts everyday Americans the most. Walls work. To stop the invasion, we need one.
This invasion and replacement conspiracy has repeatedly been the motivating inspiration for repeated acts of political violence and domestic terrorism. It was chanted in the streets of Charlottesville in 2017, posted online before a man murdered 11 in Pittsburgh in 2018, shared in racist screeds before the murder in Poway and the murder of 23 in El Paso in 2019, believed by those who attacked the Capitol in 2021, and copied by the gunman who killed ten people in Buffalo in May of this year.
While many of the Republicans, including those in the House Judiciary Committee, have adopted rhetoric and versions of the “Great Replacement Theory” that are slightly less explicitly racist and anti-Semitic, their rhetoric furthers the same sort of dehumanization that paints non-white migrants as an existential threat.
The pervasiveness of this belief is not only concerning because of the violence it inspires but it is also a threat to American democracy. There is also a clear path between embracing ‘replacement’ lies and the lie of fraudulent elections. These twin lies often merge in a racist lie that Democrats are encouraging non-white migrants as an electoral ploy.
Whether implicit or explicit, it is critical to note that from their positions of power in Congress, the Republicans on House Judiciary Committee employing this rhetoric are engaging in a form of stochastic terrorism – when public figures engage in dehumanizing rhetoric that points to an out-group as a serious threat and seemingly random but targeted violence is then directed at the targets of the dehumanization. The Republicans who push this invasion and replacement conspiracy and those who remain silent are in part responsible for that violence. As Dr. Rachel Kleinfeld, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said “there are people who gin up an atmosphere in which other people act and if you don’t recognize that creating this atmosphere as part of what’s enabling it then you might think you are not guilty. We really need to find a way to convince the people who are creating this atmosphere that they are the one holding the gun and someone else is pulling the trigger.”
Dr. Heidi Beirich, Co-founder and Chief Strategist Global Project Against Hate and Extremism, an expert on extremism, provided context on the messaging adopted by GOP leaders: “The “Great Replacement” is one of the most dangerous white supremacist conspiracy theories that exists today. This lie has inspired mass murders around the world, including last year’s shooting in Buffalo, and also influences discriminatory and inhumane immigration policies. It’s incredibly irresponsible and dangerous for politicians and right-wing media to give a platform to these racist and anti-immigrant ideas that have propelled disastrous immigration policies.”
Two years ago, then GOP Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy removed then Rep. Steve King (R-IA) from his committee assignments because of his use of white nationalist language. Now, it’s routine messaging for GOP members of key committees.
Outlined below is a running list of examples of Republican House Judiciary Committee Members engaging in this dangerous rhetoric followed by the list of Committee hearing witnesses who also amplified the white nationalist “invasion” and “replacement” conspiracy.
Republican Judiciary Committee Members:
Ben Cline (R-VA-06)
7/5/22 – Twitter : “As Texas counties now officially declare an “invasion” at the border, I recently wrote in the Roanoke Times about what CBP, Texas state law enforcement, and local authorities told members of the Budget Committee is needed to extinguish this border crisis.” 7/26/21 – Twitter : “In just the past seven months, over one million illegal aliens have crossed the border. To put that into perspective, that’s more people than the population of six U.S. states. #BidensBorderCrisis ” 2/1/22 – “ The Biden Border Crisis I ” Judiciary Committee Hearing – argued against Judge Samaniego about his “testimony there’s no invasion of migrants…how is that not the case” 2:13:24 – 2:13:50 2/10/23 – Twitter : “I joined @Lancegooden in introducing the No Tax Dollars for the United Nations’s Immigration Invasion Act to DEFUND the @UN agencies financing the crisis at our southern border. We can’t stand by while global elites actively fund an INVASION of our interior.” 5/5/23 – Twitter : “DHS officials CONFIRMED that approximately 700,000 migrants are waiting in Mexico to cross the southern border after Title 42 is lifted next week. That’s over 7 TIMES the population of Roanoke, VA. This is an invasion and it must be stopped. #BidenBorderCrisis ” 5/17/23 – May 17: Secretary Mayorkas has intentionally violated his oath to defend and protect the homeland. That’s why we must begin impeachment hearings against him. Once @JudiciaryGOP lays out the facts for the American people, it’ll be clear that Mayorkas must go. 6/1/23 – Twitter: Think rescinding Title 42 was bad? The Biden admin is now planning on using a mobile phone app to admit nearly 40,000 illegals into the U.S. each month. Secretary Mayorkas is INTENTIONALLY causing this chaos at our southern border — time for him to go.
Lance Gooden (R-TX-05) 1/20/23 – H.Res.50 : Recognizing that Article I, Section 10 of the United States Constitution explicitly reserves to the States the sovereign power to repel an invasion and defend their citizenry from the overwhelming and “imminent danger” posed by paramilitary, narco-terrorist cartels, terrorists and criminal actors who have seized control of our southern border. 7/12/22 – Email : “My colleagues and I are discussing impeaching Sec. Mayorkas for his role in facilitating the invasion at our southern border.” 5/20/22 – Facebook Ad : “When Biden lets Title 42 expire, hundreds of thousands of criminal illegal aliens are expected to flood into our country. Sign my petition demanding Joe Bidne end the invasion at our southern border!” 4/11/22 – Email : “The immigration policies of this administration are despicable and nothing short of allowing a mass invasion of our country.” 4/1/22 – Twitter : “What’s going on at the southern border is not immigration. It’s an invasion”. 11/19/21 – Email : “These organizations receive federal dollars and are working in coordination with the Biden Administration, meaning taxpayer dollars and our own government are facilitating this state-sanctioned invasion.” 10/27/21 – Twitter : 1,151,796 illegal immigrants crossed into Texas last fiscal year. 1,347,120 people currently live in Dallas, Texas. This is what an Invasion looks like! 2/1/23 – “ The Biden Border Crisis I ” Judiciary Committee Hearing – argues against Judge Samaniego “you said there is no invasion of migrants in our country saying as such continues a false racist narrative…I would advise you to watch your words and be careful when you’re talking about people like Mr Dunn who are voicing a very serious issue migrants are absolutely invading this country” 4:17:24 – 4:17:43 1/5/23 – Twitter : “Five actions that would help secure the border: 1. Declare an invasion 2. Fire DHS Secretary Mayorkas 3. Restart border wall construction 4. Investigate NGOs that aid illegal immigration 5. End catch and release Joe Biden’s speech mentioned zero of these.” 2/1/23 – Twitter : “Two things Joe Biden should do today: End the COVID-19 national emergency. Declare an invasion at the southern border.” 3/22/23 – Twitter : “77% of Americans say violent crime is a problem. 64% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. 53% of Americans see an invasion at the border. So why are Democrats focused on prosecuting their political opponent?” 3/26/23 – Twitter : “Alvin Bragg successfully got the media to ignore: China-linked payments to the Biden family Joe Biden’s classified documents The invasion at the southern border But Republicans won’t.” 4/13/23 – Twitter : “Title 42 ends next month. Declare an invasion. Close the border. Finish the wall.” 3/14/23 – Twitter : “A thousand illegal immigrants stormed a port of entry in El Paso, Texas. The border isn’t secure. The border is being invaded.” 4/17/23 – Twitter : “Top 5 U.S. counties for population growth: Three of them are in Texas. Top 5 U.S. counties for population decline: Three of them are in New York. This tweet explains itself.” 5/10/23 – Twitter : “New York City. Chicago. Washington, DC. Get ready for more illegal immigrants. Don’t blame Republicans, blame the invasion at the border that Joe Biden allowed to happen.” 5/11/23 – Twitter : “DHS Secretary Mayorkas Title 42 plan: Court dates? No. Tracking numbers? No. Massive release of illegals into the U.S.? Yes. The Biden Administration created this invasion.” 5/15/23 – Twitter : “Biden vacationed at his Delaware beach house. Harris fundraised with big donors in Atlanta. Mayorkas spent time with the fake news in DC. Meanwhile, Border Patrol agents worked 24/7 over the weekend to stop the invasion they created.”
Jeff Van Drew, (R-NJ-02) 9/14/22 – Twitter : “CBP is approaching 3.5 million illegal migrant encounters at our southern border. This is nearly 1/3 of the entire population of New Jersey. This is more than the entire population of Nevada.” 3/9/23 – Twitter : “Pres. Biden & Sec. Mayorkas’ dereliction of duty is beyond belief. Title 42 is set to expire this week & they have NO plan in place to stop the invasion at our southern border. By failing to secure our border, they are putting every single American at risk.” 5/8/23 – Twitter : “Pres. Biden & Sec. Mayorkas’ dereliction of duty is beyond belief. Title 42 is set to expire this week & they have NO plan in place to stop the invasion at our southern border. By failing to secure our border, they are putting every single” 5/11/23 – Twitter : “This administration has no plan to secure our border & has refused to enforce our rule of law. We are witnessing an intensifying situation at our border and after Title 42 ends, the invasion will only get worse. House Republicans, once again, are the only ones with a plan.” Troy Nehls, (R-TX-22) 8/5/22 – Twitter : “If only the US government and your do-nothing president were as serious about expelling unvaccinated criminals and illegal aliens that are invading our southern border” 9/29/22 – Twitter : “For reference: -19,000 soldiers in the Texas National Guard. -1,400 Border Patrol agents stationed in Texas. There is an invasion, and we are overwhelmed.” 9/13/22 – Twitter : “The entire United States military has 1,300,000 active duty personnel. It’s time for Joe Biden to uphold his constitutional duty and protect our borders. This is an invasion.” 5/19/22 – Twitter : “Stop the invasion Today, I sent a letter with over 30 of my @HouseGOP colleagues to @JoeBiden to demand he curb the invasion coming through our Southern Border. America is under attack, and if Joe Biden truly is President then he needs to step up and protect Americans.” 12/14/22 – Twitter : “Title 42 is one of the last defense measures used to prevent illegal immigration, and it expires next week. 14,000 illegal aliens a day are expected to pour over our southern border. That’s 5.1 million a year. We no longer have a crisis. It’s a full-scale invasion. 12/12/22 – Twitter : “There is an invasion at our southern border. What happens when they come to your neighborhood?” 11/15/22 – Twitter : “ BREAKING: Governor Abbott declares an invasion at the southern border. God bless Texas!” 9/9/22- Twitter : “Nearly 2 MILLION illegals have crossed our borders since Joe Biden took office. When will the White House declare this an invasion?” 8/17/22 – Twitter : “2 MILLION illegals and criminals have been encountered at our southern border this year so far. We’re on track to surpass the population of Houston, TX. This is an invasion. A day of reckoning is coming, President Biden.” 7/6/22 – Twitter : “The invasion happening at our southern border is rupturing communities and taking lives. Yet Biden, Harris, and Mayorkas are nowhere to be found.” 7/5/22 – Twitter : “There is an INVASION at our southern border. The Constitution makes it clear that the Executive Branch MUST protect states from an invasion, but where is Biden, Harris, and Mayorkas? Why are they abandoning Texas and the AMERICAN people?” 6/28/22 – Twitter : “The Biden Administration has incentivized this border invasion since day one, yet they continue to lie saying the border is “closed.” There is blood on their hands.” 6/16/22 – Twitter : “40-year Inflation High + $5 Gas + Food Shortages + Border Invasion = Televised January 6th hearings. Democrat math makes zero sense.” 4/22/22 – Twitter : “How is 7,000 illegals crossing our border PER DAY in March not an invasion?” 4/11/22 – Twitter : “SIX MILLION. This is an invasion.” 2/17/22 – Twitter : “🚨Invasion at our Southern Border🚨@DHSgov reported that 153,941 illegal immigrants were arrested this January. They also reported that 62,573 of those illegals were released into the U.S.But what about the remaining 91,368 illegals that were also arrested? Where are they?” 11/6/22 – Twitter : “FAIR has determined that 5.5 million illegal aliens have crossed the U.S. border since Biden became President. That’s larger than the population of Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio combined.” 8/17/22 – Twitter : “2 MILLION illegals and criminals have been encountered at our southern border this year so far. We’re on track to surpass the population of Houston, TX. This is an invasion. A day of reckoning is coming, President Biden.” 2/1/23 – Press release : “Secretary Mayorkas is the chief architect of the migration and drug invasion at our southern border. 2/1/22 – “ The Biden Border Crisis I ” Judiciary Committee Hearing – argues against Judge Samaniego “you stated there is no invasion… I would like to ask you this question do you believe that these illegal migrants are coming into our communities harming the American citizens” 4:30:51 – 4:31:49 2/23/23 – “ The Biden Border Crisis II ” Judiciary Committee Hearing – “I was able to quickly quickly discredit his testimony by producing numerous numerous articles of crime in his community as a result of this Invasion…I sent a letter to Biden calling him to invoke that guarantee clause and if you don’t understand if you look at article 4 section 4 there’s an invasion… I’ll just read the United States shall guarantee to every state in this Union a republic form of government and shall protect each of them against Invasion we are being invaded yes Article 1 Section 10 State self-defense Clause reserves to the states the sovereign power to repeal an invasion and defend their citizenry from the overwhelming and imminent danger your” 1:57:55 – 2:02:45 3/13/23 – Fox News : “How can anyone watch those videos without thinking there’s a full-blown invasion at our southern border?” 4/8/23 – Twitter : “Border Patrol Agents found more than 140 illegal aliens in two stash houses in El Paso. Our country is being invaded, and the Biden Administration is doing nothing to stop it.” 5/11/23 – Twitter : “President Biden didn’t have to do anything to secure our border when he took office. He just had to keep his mouth shut and leave President Trump’s policies in place. Over 5 million illegal aliens have invaded our country since Biden took office, and it’s only getting worse. House Republicans are fighting like hell to secure the border, and the Democrats are nowhere to be found.”
Barry Moore, (R-AL-02) 4/26/22 – Twitter : “A secure border is a compassionate border. Under President Biden’s failed policies, drug & human traffickers are overrunning our border. Our communities are being invaded, and Biden is complicit.” 5/26/21 – Twitter : “Last month, 100,441 illegal immigrants entered the southern border. To put that alarming number in perspective, that’s more than the population of Dothan, Wetumpka and Andalusia combined… Keep reading my latest ‘The Moore You Know’ column below “ 4/11/22 – Twitter : “We told Biden: If you defund the police, you’re going to see rising crime. If you do away with the border wall, you’re going to see an invasion issue. If you print money, you’re going to see inflation. If you rely on foreign oil, you’re going to see a rise in gas prices.” 1/30/23 – Twitter : “The number of illegal alien encounters in ONE MONTH at our southern border exceeded the population of the largest city in Alabama by OVER 40,000.” 2/1/23 – Twitter : ““The chaos on our southern border IS NOT AN ACCIDENT. “It’s INTENTIONAL.” —@Jim_Jordan 2/7/23 – Twitter : “Democrats think anyone supporting a secure border, safe communities, and fair elections is a “white supremacist.” What does Real America think?” 2/9/23 – Twitter : “The D.C. City Council shouldn’t be allowed to shred the Constitution and pass a bill that allows illegal immigrants to vote in local elections. See my statement on keeping elections in D.C. free and fair.” 2/6/23 – Press Release : “He was fought every step of the way, and yet we’ve spent $100 billion securing Ukraine’s border against Russia, and we have an invasion on [our] southern border”.
Kevin Kiley, (R-CA-03)
Harriet Hageman, (R-WY-AT)
4/12/22 – Twitter : “The Biden Administration’s plan to revoke Title 42 in the midst of the worst border crisis in history is reckless and will only worsen the drug and human trafficking catastrophe and overall crime wave caused by this invasion. The Democrats own this man-made disaster.” 2/1/22 – “ The Biden Border Crisis I ” Judiciary Committee Hearing – “the number of people crossing the southern border last year dwarfs the number of people who live in the state of Wyoming since Biden took office over 10 times the Wyoming population has crossed the southern border illegally statistics from the Wyoming Department of criminal investigation show a significant increase in fentanyl seizures within the state” 4:53:27- 4:53:36 2/22/23 – Twitter: “Since the Biden administration took power, more than eight times the population of my state of Wyoming have entered the country illegally. This is an invasion created by this administration’s failure to live up to the oaths of office they have taken.” 2/23/23 – Twitter : “The Biden Administration and Secretary Mayorkas must be held accountable for the invasion on our Southern border. The must do the job that each has sworn an oath to do.” 5/2/23 – Twitter : “Over 10 times the population of Wyoming have crossed the border illegally since Joe Biden has been president. It’s time to end his cruel policies that have led to human trafficking and drug smuggling.”
Nathaniel Moran, (R-TX-01)
Laurel Lee, (R-FL-15) 1/26/23 – Twitter : “🚨The crisis at our southern border is out of control. We MUST secure our border and ensure @CBP has the resources they need to stop the invasion of drug cartels and criminals into our communities.” 2/10/23 – Twitter : “Securing our nation’s southern and cyber borders are top priorities for myself and @HomelandGOP. I joined my colleagues in demanding @SecMayorkas release information regarding China’s invasion of sovereign U.S. airspace. Read the letter ⬇️”
Wesley Hunt, (R-TX-38) 3/29/22- Facebook Ad : The adults are back in charge and here’s what we got: defunded police, looted businesses, crimewave, border invasion, afghanistan disaster…” 3/30/22 – Ad : “The adults are back…border invasion” 7/20/22 – Twitter : Real problems Joe Biden won’t declare an emergency to fix: Record Inflation Record Gas Prices Southern Border Invasion Rising Crime A depleted military The rise of China 3/30/22 – Twitter : “The invasion of our country continues while the Biden Administration sits on their hands and does nothing to stop it.” 11/4/21 – Twitter : “Has Biden learned nothing from Tuesday’s elections? The country is being crippled by a broken supply chain, hyperinflation and a border invasion and his response is to push forward with an unconstitutional vaccine mandate.” 11/1/21 – Twitter : “Makes one wonder what else Joe Biden has been sleeping through during his presidency? Afghanistan withdrawal, border invasion, inflation, supply chain collapse, COVID, China, shall I continue?” 5/27/22 – Twitter : “3+ million illegal crossings since Biden took office – larger than the population of 18 states. I’d say Kamala Harris has abandoned her role as “Border Czar,” except for the fact that she never did it in the first place.” 2/1/23 – “ The Biden Border Crisis I ” Judiciary Committee Hearing – argues against Judge Samaniego “you did say that there’s no Invasion here…I would say five million people constitutes a large number or things and I would say enough fentanyl imported to our country to kill the American five times is is a thing I would consider that to be the direct definition of the word invasion…but this is actually not about race this is actually an issue of Public Safety and if I call this an invasion sir I’m not racist. I could assure you I’m not racist what I can assure you is that I want to make sure that fentanyl doesn’t indiscriminately kill any race religion color or Creed because fentanyl doesn’t care where you’re from fentanyl doesn’t care about race” 4:38:51 – 4:40:12. “that we’ve heard a lot of talk today about the 5 million people illegal people that have that have entered this country and that’s a fact there’s just absolutely no getting around that five million people have entered our country illegally that’s the equivalent to seven congressional districts” 4:37:52-4:38:06 2/1/23 – Twitter : “Last time I checked, I’ve been black for a long time. I’ve been a minority for a long time. Am I racist for calling what’s happening at the southern border, an invasion? No. I’m a Congressman who is tired of this administration using racism as a scapegoat for everything. -WPH” 3/10/23 – Twitter : “Example 4,265,708,211 that everything and everyone is racist according to the Democratic Party. Calling the border crisis an invasion is RACIST! Demanding voter ID is RACIST! Suggesting the U.S. have common sense energy policy is… RACIST. America is struggling because we have very unserious people in serious positions of power.” 5/8/23 – Twitter : “Thank you to our brave law enforcement officers and border patrol who continue to do all they can in the face of Biden’s Border Invasion.” 5/10/23 – Twitter : “Example 4,265,708,211 that everything and everyone is racist according to the Democratic Party. Calling the border crisis an invasion is RACIST! Demanding voter ID is RACIST! Suggesting the U.S. have common sense energy policy is… RACIST. America is struggling because we have very unserious people in serious positions of power.” 5/11/23 – Twitter : “Today, a GOP House will pass H.R. 2. to secure the border. Biden will do nothing but process the invasion into our country.” 5/11/23 – Twitter : “Here’s what you need to know about Biden’s Border Invasion: CBP is apprehending more than 10k illegal aliens a day. This will multiply tenfold after Title 42 is lifted.” 5/23/23 – Twitter : “Does this look like a country that’s thriving? Does this look like a nation that’s equipped to handle an influx of millions of illegal immigrants? Biden’s border invasion represents the death of the American dream. We have to get it right in 2024. There is no other option.” 6/7/23 – Twitter: Mr. Wolf, if you were running DHS under President Trump the same way Mayorkas is under Biden, what do you think President Trump would have done to your job? ANSWER: I would NO longer be there. #BidenBorderInvasion
Russell Fry, (R-SC-07) 1/24/23 – Twitter : “Last month over 8,100 illegal immigrants crossed our southern border EVERY SINGLE DAY. That is TWICE the population of my hometown of Surfside Beach. We have to close the border and hold Joe Biden accountable.” 5/24/23 – Twitter : “There have been OVER 5.2 MILLION illegal crossings of our southern border since Biden took office. That’s the entire population of the state of South Carolina. This administration CONTINUES to fail to do its job to protect and defend our country’s borders.”
Dan Bishop, (R-NC-09)
6/8/21 – H.J.Res.50 : Recognizing that Article I, Section 10 of the United States Constitution explicitly reserves to the States the sovereign power to repel an invasion and defend their citizenry from the overwhelming and “imminent danger” posed by paramilitary, narco-terrorist cartels who have seized control of our southern border. 9/19/22 – Twitter : “That’s more than twice the population of Charlotte, NC. In less than one year.” 10/25/22 – Twitter : “The invasion at our southern border is no accident. The Biden administration wants our border wide open.” 12/19/22 – Twitter : “El Paso has declared a state of emergency – 84,000 illegal aliens have entered the city in less than 4 months. Not one place in the US has the resources to handle this invasion. With Title 42 expiring, it’s about to get much worse.” 7/14/22 – Twitter : “We’re facing an invasion at the southern border, and ICE is running out of money – all while we’re funneling billions of dollars to Ukraine. Insane.” 10/3/22 – Twitter : “More than the entire population of Charlotte, NC. And those are just the ones we know about. #Invasion ” 4/27/19 – Facebook Ad : “ Nancy Pelosi , Bernie Sanders , Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , Ilhan Omar and the rest of “Wrong Dan” McCready’s crazy friends in Washington want open borders, sanctuary cities, amnesty and voting rights for illegal aliens.” 9/30/22 – Press Release : “I cannot support any bill that kicks the can down the road to a lame-duck Democrat Congress. Biden and the Democrats have refused any and all opportunities to address the invasion at our southern border, and have continued spending at a breakneck pace despite the disastrous impacts on our economy.” 9/14/22 – Twitter : “The administration is not just derelict in its duty – the wide open borders are INTENTIONAL.” 7/18/23 – Twitter: “It literally looks like a military invasion.” Harrowing testimony today in @HomelandGOP. Biden’s border invasion hurts everyday Americans the most. Walls work. To stop the invasion, we need one.
Republican Judiciary Committee Witnesses:
February 1, 2023 witness – Sheriff Mark Dannels, Cochise County, AZ Sheriff Mark Dannels is a “Constitutional Sheriff” close to the Constitutional Sheriff and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA) which falsely asserts that Sheriffs are the highest authority in the land and do not have to follow federal law. CSPOA has close ties with the Oath Keepers and has endorsed the white nationalist “invasion” conspiracy theory. And Dannels is also close with FAIR and repeatedly pushed the “invasion” conspiracy. 5/12/21 – interview : “What they do see is the trafficking, the invasion to their way of life, the trespass, the pursuits. I worry about that, the horrific event that is looming out there. A citizen or law enforcement is going to get killed,” 2/1/23 – Dannels submitted testimony made several references to the “invasion” conspiracy.
February 1, 2023 witness – Judge Dale Lynn Carruthers, Terrell County, TX
Judge Dale Lynn Carruthers was one of the first local officials in Texas who declared an “invasion.” She is also close with the hate group FAIR . 6/5/22 – In the press conference announcing the declaration invoked the dehumanizing language of an “invasion” over a dozen times. 2/1/23 – Carruthers submitted testimony “The invasion of illegals trespassing on their property flows from the countryside right into our communities and straight into yours.”
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