Biden says Border Patrol endorsed him. They say different

President Joe Biden said the US border patrol endorsed him during Thursday’s presidential debate — but the Border Patrol union says differently.

When asked about his border patrol policy, Biden said on Thursday night that “the border patrolmen” endorsed him: “by the way the Border Patrol endorsed me, endorsed my position.”

But the Border Patrol Union, which represents those employed by US Border Patrol, says that’s not true.

“To be clear, we never have and never will endorse Biden,” the Border Patrol Union said on X, moments after Biden said border patrol endorsed him.

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, with the aim of addressing border security. The White House supported that legislation, but it died in the Senate after House Republican lawmakers made clear it would not pass the lower chamber and Donald Trump urged Republican senators to vote against it.

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