CLAIM: Biden and Harris want more border patrol agents but Trump is “standing in the way.”
REALITY: The border bill was packed with billions of dollars of initiatives that had nothing to do with the southern border.
Here are some of the items included in the bill that do not effect border security:
$60.06 billion to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia. (Roughly 3x more than what the border security would receive.)
$14.1 billion in security assistance for Israel.
$2.44 billion to support operations in the U.S. CENTCOM and address unrest and combat expenditures in the Red Sea.
$10 billion in humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza and the West Bank, Ukraine, and other populations caught in conflict zones across the globe.
$4.83 billion to support Indo-Pacific allies and deter Chinese aggression
$2.33 billion to continue support for Ukrainian refugees displaced after the war against Russia.
$400 million for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program in aid to help nonprofits and places of worship enhance their security.
TOTAL: $94.460 billion US taxpayer dollars going to non-border crisis related endeavors.