When Rep. Jasmine Crockett publicly shrugged off the Trump administration’s reported border gains and suggested the numbers might not be real, it wasn’t a probe into data so much as a reflexive refusal to accept good news. Crockett told NBC’s Meet the Press Now that “what is being reported is that border encounters are lower,” but immediately doubled down on a blanket claim that the administration “has not been the most honest when it comes to reporting numbers.”
Americans who actually pay attention to results know the difference between messaging and reality — and the reality is that CBP encounter figures have plunged to historic lows under tougher enforcement and real policy change. Independent reporting and CBP’s own monthly updates show October and November numbers at record-low levels and multiple months of zero releases, proof that decisive action, not political theater, produces secure borders.
So naturally Fox News contributor Jason Chaffetz had to call this out — not as a partisan quibble, but as common-sense outrage at a public official who refuses to admit obvious progress. Crockett’s tone — skeptical of facts that undermine the left’s open-border narrative — is exactly the problem: when elected Democrats choose spin over safeguards, they betray the working-class Americans who suffer the consequences. The country deserves representatives who defend reality, not gaslight it.
And while Democrats debate which facts to deny, another scandal proves why accountability matters: Minnesota’s sprawling fraud schemes ripped off taxpayers and exploited weak oversight at the state level. Federal prosecutors, investigative reporting, and congressional scrutiny have exposed networks that bilked social-service and pandemic-era programs, prompting legitimate outrage and a House GOP probe into how so much money could vanish under Democratic watch.
Governor Tim Walz’s defensive posture only underscores the rot — state officials insist the sky isn’t falling even as federal indictments pile up and watchdogs warn the losses could be enormous. That’s why House Republicans are right to demand real answers: we need audits, prosecutions, and reforms so taxpayer dollars serve children, veterans, and seniors — not grifters and cronies. Americans who pay the bills expect Washington and the states to protect them, and that begins with truth and enforcement.
Hardworking patriots aren’t looking for partisan winners; they want secure borders, honest government, and consequences for corruption. If Democrats would stop twisting facts to fit narratives and start doing their jobs, we could move forward together — but until then conservatives will keep fighting to defend reality, defend the rule of law, and defend the people who keep this country running.
