Mayorkas: J.D. Vance Stating the Facts About Harris-Biden Leadership Failures Is ‘Unproductive’

BOLDUAN: “I want to ask you about the response to Hurricane Helene, because J.D. Vance just came out with an opinion piece accusing the Biden Administration of mismanaging the response, calling the response so far incompetent, and calling you out specifically. Here it is in part. He writes this, ‘Shortly after Helene made landfall in the United States on September 26, Joe Biden was at his house in Rehoboth Beach. Vice President Kamala Harris was flying between ritzy California fundraisers, hobnobbing with celebrities. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was in Los Angeles, presiding over an award ceremony.’ How do you respond to those accusations from J.D. Vance?”
Mayorkas: “Kate, we don’t listen to or pay attention to such unproductive and, quite frankly, counterproductive words. We’re focused on mission. The state and local leaders in the impacted states have praised the federal response. We work in partnership with our state and local officials. We have delivered more than $280 million in assistance directly to individuals impacted by Helene. And by the way, in Los Angeles, I was recognizing outstanding work of the personnel of the Department of Homeland Security, and surely others should support and recognize that tremendous work as well.”