Pence says Biden ‘too little too late’ on border, Ramaswamy staffer’s car hit and other trail takeaways

Former Vice President Mike Pence reacted to President Joe Biden’s announcement that he’s going to construct extra border wall, pronouncing the plans are not sufficient.

And Vivek Ramaswamy’s marketing campaign is signaling a protester was once answerable for a collision that concerned a car rented through the marketing campaign, however police say the driving force “stated she was not in the area to protest.”

Meanwhile, Iowa Democrats made a press release concerning the 2024 presidential marketing campaign calendar.

Here are Friday’s trail takeaways.

Pence on Biden border wall: ‘Even a blind squirrel reveals an acorn each and every now and once more’

Former Vice President Mike Pence stated President Joe Biden’s contemporary announcement that his management will construct about 20 miles extra southern border wall does not cross a ways sufficient.

“First off, you got to finish the wall. You know, out here in the heartland, we know good fences make good neighbors. And I gotta tell you, it’s pretty ironic to me that the last two days we just heard the Biden administration just announce they’re gonna start to building some wall,” Pence stated at a meet-and-greet at Penn Drug Co. in Sidney, Iowa, on Friday morning.

“Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now and again. But don’t be deceived. Don’t be deceived. 26 miles of wall isn’t going to get it. When I’m president of United States we’re gonna finish the wall,” he stated.

Pence, who has stated prior to now that he’s going to end the border wall, additional described what his solution to the southern border could be if he had been elected president.

“I would sit down, first with the leaders of Congress, and get an authorization for the use of force. Then I’d sit down with the Mexicans. And I would say to them, ‘We got special forces, the United States of America, that know how to do this. We’re going to partner with you and we’re going to hunt these cartels down and destroy them at their source,'” he stated.

Ramaswamy staffer’s car hit

A car being pushed through a staffer for Vivek Ramaswamy was once hit in Iowa, in step with each the Ramaswamy marketing campaign and the Grinnell Police Department.

But whilst Ramaswamy marketing campaign spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin stated, “It seemed like the protestor couldn’t stay at the event or didn’t want to and wanted to make a statement. (Though I can’t assign motivations.) The driver began to drive off but stopped suddenly after staffers chased after to get insurance information,” the police division stated it was once not able to verify claims that the collision was once intentional.

“It was reported on social media that two protesters intentionally rammed into the Ramaswamy’s (sic) vehicle and fled the scene. Our investigation has revealed no evidence to substantiate that information,” the police remark stated.

The division added that the driving force “stated she was not in the area to protest, she did not know who the vehicle she struck belonged to, she did not intentionally back into the vehicle, and she did not flee the scene of the accident.”

McLaughlin showed that no person was once injured and that Ramaswamy was once now not within the parked car. She maintains the marketing campaign’s account of the incident, alternatively.

“I am very confident, as a witness, had the police talked to me maybe they would have a different statement,” she instructed journalists at a Ramaswamy rally on Thursday.

Biden touts ‘just right news’ in jobs file

Biden touted Friday’s jobs file as “good news” as he walked into the Roosevelt room, crediting his Bidenomics schedule for the great file.

But he extensively utilized the remarks to check out and stay the force on House Republicans to steer clear of some other conceivable executive shutdown in simply 40 days, which he stated may just abate the financial system.

“Look, House Republicans should put us back on– shouldn’t put us back in crisis mode again. We have only 40 days for Congress to get back to work around– the same House Republicans are at recess now– to fund the government, avoid a shutdown, and protect the tremendous gains American workers have made over the past two and a half years. Shutdown would mean troops won’t get paid, air traffic controllers wouldn’t get paid. There’d be all kinds of problems at airports,” Biden warned.

“Loans of small business would be delayed, and closing some of them. It’s time to stop fooling around. House Republicans, it’s time for you to do your job, continue our progress, growing the economy, investing in America, invest in the American people. So, let’s get to work for the American people. They’re waiting, and they’re watching. We’ve got to get to work,” Biden stated.

Americans disapprove of Biden’s dealing with of the financial system, in step with contemporary polling.