Lauren Boebert Calls for Alligators To Be Deployed at Southern Border – By Giulia Carbonaro (Newsweek) / Feb 1, 2024
Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert fired back at California Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia’s claims over Donald Trump’s border policy, saying she would happily sign legislation that included “alligator moats” to secure the southern border.
During a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Tuesday to discuss the recent migrant surge at the southern border, House Republicans pushed forward their initiative to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, whom they have accused of failing to enforce U.S. immigration policies at the border. Mayorkas, who did not attend the hearing, rejected the accusation, while Democrats objected to the impeachment proceedings.
Among them was Garcia, who during the hearing reminded his fellow members of Congress of the unsound border policies suggested by former President Trump, including building “alligator moats along the border. That’s one of his incredible ideas,” he said. In a 2019 article, The New York Times mentioned that Trump had privately often talked about using snakes or alligators to fortify the border.
