Sen. Gillibrand Admits Democrats Waited Too Long to Address Border Crisis

Sen. Gillibrand Admits Democrats Waited Too Long to Address Border Crisis

Awwwww! Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) admitted that her party waited too long to address the border crisis and immigration problems.

Yeah, now they care since President-elect Donald Trump demolished VP Kamala Harris, the GOP retook the Senate, and Republicans kept the House majority.

Gillibrand wants to head the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), too.

The senator spoke to Fox News. Not only did she admit about immigration, but she also said that ordinary people have concerns about the cost of living, whether it’s grocery bills or housing.

Gillibrand had to weave in typical Democrat talking points, of course:

Well, I can tell you in the Hudson Valley races, the races on Long Island, the races in Syracuse area, people really wanted to talk about the cost of things. They wanted to talk about their grocery bills going up, the fact that it’s really hard to find an affordable house, whether you’re trying to rent an apartment or rent a house or buy a house. Mortgage rates were out of reach for most people, and rental rates can continue to rise. So basic things like food and housing were really more salient, more important to people that I talk to around my state.

The second issue that really worried people was their public safety. They wanted to know that they were safe in their communities and in their schools. They wanted to make sure their kids were safe. So issues like immigration and fentanyl trafficking and gun trafficking were really important to them.

Yeah, for me, it would have been great if we could have gotten these common sense, bipartisan ideas on the table two years ago. Like, real a while ago, because the urgency has been very top of mind for certain communities in New York. I think it was leaned in by Republican candidates to divide America, which I found to be really unfortunate, demonizing such a small number of people who largely are deeply at risk and have a lot of challenges I thought was mean spirited and unnecessary.

And from my perspective, I believe we should treat each other the way we want to be treated. I believe we should love our neighbor and help make a stronger society. So picking out one group of people to demonize and to scapegoat and to be so harsh towards, I just thought was terrible and it scared people because they don’t understand it. And so it was effective politically, but I don’t think it was a great way to campaign in America. I think you just say it like it is. Just be truthful about it.

And on a lot of those issues, a lot of our state governments already take care of it. They deal with issues like student athletics. They have rules. The local organizations that monitor those sports also have their own rules, and we can figure this out, together as a community, as a family, as a school system and as a state, and to, again, demonize just a handful of people around the country is just mean.

Gary [Peters], I thought, did a great job as a DSCC chair. I really admire him, I think he worked really hard. He comes from Michigan. So again, a state that is quite purple. Sometimes red, sometimes blue. And he understands that the kitchen table issues and issues that are really so important to families about how to provide for their kids. Those have to be top of mind at all times. And Democrats worked really hard to actually govern on those issues.

Yeah…I highly doubt the Democrats didn’t learn anything. They double down on everything in 2024. They learned nothing after 2016.

It’s also precious she criticized Republicans for “demonizing” people. Democrats and leftists *literally* called anyone who didn’t prioritize their issues Nazis, fascists, garbage, racists, sexists, homophobes, etc. Democrats have no right to criticize the right’s rhetoric.

Instead of asking us why we prioritized the economy, they spewed insults at us. You ruined any chance at unity. You called my mother a Nazi and fascist. That’s unforgivable.

I don’t care if you call me names. As a libertarian, I’m used to it. But when you insult my parents, especially my mama, you’ve crossed a line, and there’s no going back.

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