Trump Campaign Spokesperson Spars With CNN Host Over Whether Harris Was ‘Appointed The Border Czar’

Former President Donald Trump’s campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt argued on Thursday with CNN host John Berman about whether Vice President Kamala Harris truly held the position of “border czar.”

Harris was commonly referred to as the “border czar” following her 2021 appointment by President Joe Biden to address the migrant crisis, but corporate media have sought to reverse this characterization since she launched her 2024 presidential campaign. Leavitt, on “CNN News Central,” described Harris as “the border czar” throughout the segment, with Berman repeatedly pushing back to dispute her characterization.

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“Kamala Harris was named the border czar and has allowed an open border policy of more than 11 million illegal people into our country that has caused a migrant crime epidemic across our nation as well,” Leavitt said. “Kamala Harris does not deserve a promotion, she deserves a demotion. And unlike Kamala Harris, President Trump has a strong record in his first term as president, where he secured the border, unleashed the might of our energy industry, ushered peace around this world. And that’s our case to make to voters across the country.”

“There’s more domestic energy production right now than there’s ever been in U.S. history and Kamala Harris was not the border czar, she was appointed to deal with the northern triangle,” Berman responded.