'I think that there is a good bet that somebody that's come across that [Southern] border will commit an act of terrorism,' the Florida governor said.
, his GOP critics have blamed him for a surge in migrants at the border in recent years that many experts blame on other factors, including sociopolitical and economic forces prompting many in Central America to attempt to emigrate to the U.S. Republicans have suggested a rise in encounters with individuals on the terrorist watch list at the U.S.-Mexico border could signal the potential for an attack, but there have been no instances of this.
DeSantis, who is running in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, said in his interview with conservative news outlet the Washington Examiner, which was published on the 22nd anniversary of 9/11, that he believes Biden's border policies leave the U.S. vulnerable to a potential terrorist attack. "I think that there is a good bet that somebody that's come across that [Southern] border will commit an act of terrorism," he said.
Florida Governor and 2024 presidential candidate Ron DeSantis speaks on July 15 in Ankeny, Iowa. DeSantis blamed immigration for the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in an interview published on Monday, adding that there's a"good bet" someone who entered the United States from the Southern border will also commit an act of terror.
"9/11 was in part an immigration issue. A lot of these guys should not have been in the country—had overstayed visas and whatnot," the Florida governor added.
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