'Simply Untrue': Speaker Dismisses Biden Claim 'I've Done All I Can' to Secure the Border

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President Joe Biden declared Tuesday that "I've done all I can do" to secure the U.S.-Mexico border without congressional support, according to a report.

But House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is firing back, insisting that Biden's claim is "simply not true."

As reported by the New York Post, Biden made his remarks while speaking to a reporter before leaving the White House grounds en route to Florida for some campaign fundraising.

"I've done all I can do. Just give me the power. I've asked from the very day I got into office," he was quoted as saying. "Give me the Border Patrol, give me the people, the judges — give me the people who can stop this and make it work right," he added.

The president is trying to muster congressional support for a bill that ties stepped-up border protections to further military aid for Ukraine. The proposal has encountered resistance in the House, where Johnson himself this week declared it dead on arrival in his chamber.

Johnson, reacting to Biden's appeal, offered a blunt assessment on social media platform X, "That is simply untrue. He's either lying or misinformed."

The speaker then went into greater detail, identifying several authorities he said were at Biden's disposal even now:

Presidential Authority to Restrict Entry 212(f)

Expedited Removal 235(b)(1)

Discretionary Detention Authority 236(a)

Mandatory Detention 236(c)

Biden's claim comes as some conservatives, particularly in the House, raise concerns that the White House border security measures being proposed could actually exacerbate the situation at the beleaguered southern border. Though bipartisan Senate talks are continuing, House members have voiced their worry that the proposals could actually attract more migrants to a border already being overwhelmed.

That Republicans are preventing border security reflects recent White House messaging as conservatives, including Johnson, express resistance to the reported details of legislation being discussed in bipartisan Senate talks — which critics say could actually worsen the crisis by drawing more migrants to the U.S.

With millions of illegal immigrants already in the country, Johnson said Friday it's problematic that any new restrictions in the potential Senate deal could be ignored by Biden. He said the president should make a "good faith" gesture by taking immediate action, the Post said.

GOP lawmakers have pressed the administration to renew stricter border measures from the Trump administration. The Biden White House was quick to halt construction on Trump's signature border wall and suspend Trump's "Remain in Mexico" policy requiring many asylum seekers to stay south of the border while their claims were being processed.

House Republicans have been moving toward a potential impeachment of Homeland Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas for failing to enforce detention and other immigration laws.

Byron Allen Bids $30B for Paramount, Including Debt

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Media entrepreneur Byron Allen has submitted a $30 billion offer for Paramount Global, including debt and equity, Allen Media Group said in an emailed statement to Reuters.

Bloomberg News, which first reported the news Tuesday, said Byron Allen made a $14.3 billion offer to buy all of the outstanding shares of Paramount Global, citing people familiar with his terms.

The multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate is owned by National Amusements. Its main properties include Paramount Pictures, the CBS Entertainment Group, BET Networks, MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central.

Paramount Global declined to comment.

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Xi Told Biden China Will Not Interfere in 2024 Election

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Chinese officials have told U.S. counterparts they will not interfere in November's presidential election, CNN reported.

President Xi Jinping, while meeting with President Joe Biden in November, said China would stay out of the 2024 election, which is expected to pit Biden against former President Donald Trump.

This past weekend, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi gave the same assurances to national security adviser Jake Sullivan, CNN reported based on two sources.

A source briefed on the matter said possible election interference by China has come up repeatedly at recent senior-level meetings between the two countries.

Biden and Xi met for the first time in a year when they attended the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco.

The U.S. president raised the issue of potential Chinese election interference. Xi, in a brief exchange, said China would not interfere in the election, CNN said.

U.S. intelligence reports have said Iranian, Cuban and Chinese agents have been active in trying to influence U.S. elections.

A U.S. government report in December found that hackers linked to Russia and China targeted some election systems during the 2022 midterms, but found no evidence that foreign governments compromised the vote.

The New York Times reported in December that China has begun experimenting with artificial intelligence in its influence campaigns. New technologies make it easier for foreign countries to mimic native English speakers and generate messages amplifying existing divisions more rapidly, according to the Times.

Traditionally, Russia has been more aggressive in trying to influence U.S. elections than China, according to U.S. intelligence officials.

However, since 2020 senior Chinese officials have issued broad directives to operatives to "intensify efforts to influence US policy and public opinion in China's favor," and senior Chinese officials have aimed to "magnify U.S. societal divisions," according to a U.S. intelligence assessment declassified in December.

A senior National Security Agency official last week told reporters that the agency had not seen signs of any notable new foreign influence operations aimed at the 2024 election.

Still, officials are preparing for the possibility that Russia, Iran, China, and other foreign actors will attempt to affect voters.

"Between expanding geopolitical turmoil and the chaotic domestic political environment, there will be plenty of motivations and opportunities for a wide range of threat actors to interfere in this year's election," Chris Krebs, who led the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's work to protect elections from foreign interference in 2020, told CNN.

"Throw in AI-powered influence campaigns and 2024 might be unlike any prior election."