Biden says Border Patrol endorsed him. They say different

Joe Biden claimed that the US border patrol endorsed himduring Thursday’s first presidential debate — but the Border Patrol union immediately shot back and denied it.

When asked about his border patrol policy during the event in Atlanta, Biden said that “the border patrolmen” endorsed him during a question on immigration and concerns of American voters about the US-Mexico border.

«By the way, the Border Patrol endorsed me, endorsed my position,” the president said. He added: “I’ve changed it in a way you now have a situation where there’s 40 percent fewer people coming across the border illegally, it’s better than when he left office.”

But the Border Patrol Union, the official union of those employees, quickly posted on social media to the contrary.

“To be clear, we never have and never will endorse Biden,” the Border Patrol Union posted on X on Thursday night.

Biden’s remark likely referred to the National Border Patrol Council’s (NBPC) endorsement of the legislative framework released by a bipartisan group of senators earlier this year aimed at addressing border security.

The White House supported that legislation but it died in the Senate after House Republicans made clear it would not pass, and Donald Trump urged Republican senators to vote against it.

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Trump repeatedly attacked his opponent over illegal immigration during the debate, accusing Biden of allowing unprecedented numbers of migrants to pour into the US and overwhelm social