CNN anchor Don Lemon argued with former Defense Secretary Mark Esper over the effectiveness of former President Trump's border wall and insisted it was 'wasted time.'
Lemon noted that Esper has not placed"as much blame on the Biden administration as many people do" for the crisis and brought up Esper’s belief that"this is a shared issue by both Democrats and Republicans."
Esper clarified,"I do blame the Biden administration. They neglected this problem for two years now. And as I said earlier, the numbers have grown and grown. It has been an incentive for folks from Latin America to come north into our country. And we cannot handle the load. We’ve seen cities overwhelmed."
"But with all due respect, Mr. Esper, four years the Trump Administration wasted time with the border wall between the U.S. and Mexico border. There could have been more meaningful immigration policy and discussions with the Trump Administration as well," Lemon said. Esper acknowledged there were problems with immigration policies throughout administrations for the past several"decades," but insisted the border wall wasn’t among them. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPHe pushed back on Lemon, saying,"I disagree with you with regard to the Trump Administration. I don’t think the border wall was a waste of time. Look border security is an important issue, it’s going to be important factor in any type ofHe added,"I supported border security.
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