Mayorkas slams Texas Gov. Abbott for saying Biden should use executive authority on border | CNN Politics

"He couldn't be more wrong," Mayorkas said of the Republican governor in an interview with CNN's Dana Bash on "State of the Union." 

"As a matter of fact, former President Trump tried to close the border, and it was enjoined in the courts and never saw the light of day," the secretary said, before later adding, "The reality is that Congress needs to act, and President Biden said that Congress needs to get a spine."…

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