Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) was slammed Friday for a video in which heclaimed to have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border, only to be contradicted by aBorder Patrol spokesman
Rep. Duncan Hunter was slammed Friday for a video in which he claimed to have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border, only to be contradicted by a Border Patrol spokesman who threw cold water on his story.
The question ― clearly a rhetorical one ― was soon answered as Hunter hopped over the fence, declaring, “That’s how easy it is to cross the border here in Yuma, Arizona.”— Rep. Duncan Hunter April 18, 2019 However, Border Patrol told the Times of San Diego that the southern border was actually at the Colorado River, 75-100 feet from where Hunter’s allegedly fake scene played out.
Last year, Hunter and wife Margaret were both indicted on charges of campaign finance fraud, being accused of improperly using thousands in funds for personal expenses. “Hunter either broke the law & violated the conditions of his release or was pulling a political stunt, Campa-Najjar said, the Times of San Diego reported.”
Defending the lawmaker in an email to the Times, Hunter’s spokesman Michael Harrison argued he was simply attempting to prove that Yuma’s border security is “woefully insufficient.”
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