Overview
- In an Oct. 22 appearance on The Tim Dillon Show, Bernie Sanders said, “If you don’t have any borders, you don’t have a nation,” and argued that President Donald Trump “did a better job” on the border than Joe Biden.
- Sanders added that securing the border “ain’t that hard,” faulting Biden and previous administrations for failing to enforce immigration laws.
- The Republican National Committee’s research account posted the clip on X, helping the remarks spread widely across social platforms.
- Progressive commentator Mehdi Hasan criticized Sanders’ comments, calling the praise for Trump’s border policies one of the worst things Sanders has said.
- Coverage is linking the debate to early-October DHS data showing unlawful Southern border crossings at their lowest level in more than 50 years, as reports note Trump has reinstated stricter measures since returning to the White House.