Former Dem senator says Biden's failure on border paved way for President Trump, defends crime crackdown

Former Dem senator says Biden's failure on border paved way for President Trump, defends crime crackdown

Joe Manchin defends President Trump's border security approach and understands using military force in crime-ridden areas during Texas Tribune Festival interview.

Former Dem senator says Biden's failure on border paved way for President Trump, defends crime crackdown – Democratic Accent

Former Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W. Va., called out Democratic leadership on Thursday, saying they mismanaged the border to the point Americans re-elected President Donald Trump. Manchin, a former Democrat, spoke with Terry Moran in a candid interview at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, Texas. Manchin criticized leadership of both parties, but said the Biden administration shoulders much of the blame for the nation’s border crisis. When Moran ask…