Appearing on CNN Newsroom on the morning of March 18th, Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-CA.) dismissed anchor Poppy Harlow's questions about the perceived lack of transparency when it comes to current conditions at federal facilities along the Southern Border. As Harlow put it, "All of our reporters down there have been asking nonstop to get into these facilities, which Alejandro Mayorkas just said are not meant for children, the CBP facilities. Are you concerned [about] the lack of transparency from the administration, not allowing any journalists inside?" To this, Rep. Sánchez pivoted, bringing up the state of the Southern Border during the previous administration: "I will tell you that under the Trump administration, members of Congress were not allowed inside these facilities."
The Press, the Border and Partisan Bias 2019 vs. 2021
