Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas bristled at a bizarre line of questioning by a Democratic congressman who repeatedly asked him the names of past presidents.
Despite the awkward moment, Lieu continued.
"After Nixon resigned in 1974, his vice president became president. But the issues at the border continued, and in 1976, the president stated, ‘80 to 90% of the heroin that comes in the United States today comes across from our southern border,'" he said. Rep. Ted W. Lieu, D-Calif., center, speaks during a press conference with incoming House Democratic leadership at the U.S. Capitol Dec. 13, 2022, in Washington, D.C.
"Secretary Mayorkas, who was the Republican president in 1976?" before adding, after a pause by Mayorkas,"he was the vice president to Richard Nixon."As Lieu went to continue with his questioning, Mayorkas interrupted.
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