Earlier in the day, Fox News reported that the crash was the result of an “attempted terror attack” that used a “car full of explosives.” The network later retracted the story.
Guest-hosting Wednesday’s edition of The Ingraham Angle, Chaffetz nonetheless used the wreck as a launching pad to attack the Biden administration’s border policies.
“Today’s explosion at the border – regardless of the motive behind it – is a chilling reminder that we’re all on high alert and living in a post-9/11 mindset, which means that our borders need to be secure,” he said. “We shouldn’t be living in fear. But that’s what the cluelessness in D.C. is forcing us to do. It’s having dire consequences on the safety of our nation and the psyche of the average American.”
As he spoke, the chyron read, “Rainbow Bridge Explosion A Warning Sign To America.”
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“But at the bare minimum, wouldn’t we need to know who’s crossing into our country?” he went on. “Why are they here? Where are they going? What are they doing? These are not difficult questions if you have the political will to actually ask them? But, unfortunately, the leaders of today, including [Homeland Security] Secretary [Alejandro] Mayorkas, they aren’t willing to do it because they don’t have the political will to actually shut down the border. So, we don’t know exactly what happened at the explosion by Niagara Falls, and we need to know sooner rather than later.”
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/fox-news-uses-border-car-crash-to-slam-white-house-even-after-network-retracted-report-saying-it-was-an-attempted-terror-attack/That didn't stop a candidate for president of the United States from appearing on Fox News to promote an aspect of his platform: Building a border wall with Canada.
"I have been sounding the alarm bell about the northern border for a long time," said Vivek Ramaswamy during a lengthy interview about an incident he did not witness, was not a subject-matter expert on, and had no insight into.
"This is a mounting crisis. We're ignoring it."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/border-incident-erroneous-reporting-1.7036978
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