The Democratic National Convention has not been the epicenter of policy announcement one would expect from such a landmark event.
In an attempt to blame the failures of the past four years on someone who hasn’t been in a position of political power, Democratic speakers have been relentless in their attacks on Donald Trump. The only policy issue that seemed to get any significant attention was abortion.
Sheriff Javier Salazar was no exception. Addressing attendees in a Stetson hat, the Bexar County, TX, official became one of the first speakers at the DNC to address the border crisis – but it’s his prior comments that are raising eyebrows.
Sheriff Salazar explained the horrors of human trafficking before accusing Trump of being a “self-serving man” who refused to help law enforcement officials in the Lone Star State, a claim with no evidence for it and an overwhelming amount against.
“Kamala, on the other hand, has been fighting border crime for years,” he said. “She’s gone down to Mexico and worked to stop the traffickers, and when the traffickers didn’t stop, she put ’em in jail.”
Soon after, social media discovered that Salazar’s views on the administration have not always been so delightful, which you can see in a side-by-side comparison below:
In 2022, the sheriff pleaded “the President or a member of his administration that can make decisions to come down” and talk to law enforcement officials. “I’d like to see somebody from Washington come down here, get boots on the ground, and get eyes on the issue at hand,” he added in an interview with MSNBC.
Illegal entries into the U.S. have only increased further since that comment, so he can hardly claim he flip-flopped because the administration since did their job.
Many accused Salazar of selling out in order to appear at the DNC.
Many were also deeply critical of the sheriff whose office is located some 150 miles from the southern border.
