Gabe Embarrassed on Live TV

In case you missed Gabe Vasquez’s disastrous interview with CNN – Gabe claimed Republicans only “want to make [the border] a political issue” because it’s an election year. His denial of the crisis is rich, especially given 302,000 illegal immigrants crossed the southern border – which his district touches – in December alone.

CNN anchor John Berman immediately pushed back: “Well it’s not just a political issue, though, right, I mean, it’s a genuine issue. You just called it a crisis.”

Oops. Vasquez previously called the border crisis a “non-existent threat” and efforts to secure the border “ill-informed” and “in bad taste.” 

“The facts don’t lie – the border isn’t just a political issue, it’s a genuine existential crisis. Gabe Vasquez clearly doesn’t take the border crisis seriously, which is massively out of touch.” — NRCC Spokeswoman Delanie Bomar