MSNBC hosts Jen Psaki, Joy Reid and Rachel Maddow joked about Virginia voters’ concerns about immigration during the left-leaning network’s Super Tuesday election coverage.
In Virginia, which has become a swing state in recent elections, early exit polls indicated that immigration was the top issue for Republican primary voters, reported MSNBC.
While discussing the exit poll results on air, the liberal network hosts mocked voters in the Old Dominion state for their concerns.
Former White House press secretary Psaki said: ‘I live in Virginia. Immigration was the number one issue.”
As Reid can be heard laughing, Maddow said, “Well, Virginia has a border with West Virginia.”
MSNBC hosts Jen Psaki, Joy Reid and Rachel Maddow joked about Virginia voters’ concerns about immigration.
In Virginia, which has become a swing state in recent elections, early exit polls indicated that immigration was the top issue for Republican primary voters.
Exit polls found that Trump’s immigration policies are widely acceptable in Virginia, and 64 percent of voters trust the former president more on border security.
Americans now say immigration is the top issue facing the nation: 28 percent of voters consider it the top concern, ahead of the state of the government and the economy.
Additionally, a recent poll released this week found that a majority of American voters now want a barricade along the US-Mexico border, an issue Trump championed in 2016.
The Super Tuesday exit polls came as Donald Trump dominated primary wins in Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Maine, Alabama, Massachusetts, Arkansas, Texas, Colorado, Minnesota and California.
Ahead of the primary, Trump criticized President Joe Biden’s border plan as a “conspiracy” to destabilize the United States during a rally in Richmond.
Many voters at the rally DailyMail.com spoke to on Saturday agreed with the president, saying border security is the most pressing issue in the upcoming election.
Exit polls of Virginia Republican primary voters found Trump’s immigration policies are widely acceptable, and 64 percent of voters trust the former president more on border security.
“Immigration is the number one priority,” Duchess, a Virginia voter, told DailyMail.com.
Dave, of Woodbridge, Virginia, similarly said his top priority is solving the “immigration issues we have right now.”
In an article for DailyMail.com before his trip to the border in Eagle Pass, Texas, last week, Trump wrote how Biden “created the illegal immigrant invasion” and claimed he was the only candidate who could stop it.
The United States is expected to have to deal with more than 8 million asylum seekers and migrants who will have crossed the southern border by September.
The staggering figure represents a 167 percent increase in five years and underscores the challenges facing what is an outdated and underfunded immigration system.
The vast majority of the 8 million are now free to roam America’s streets, including 2 million “high priority” cases of career criminals seeking asylum.
Liberal cities like New York and Chicago, where hundreds of thousands of migrants have been bused from border states — an effort led by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott — are ramping up pressure on the Biden administration to provide emergency aid. .
Several Democratic mayors are now asking for $5 billion in aid, significantly more than the $1.5 billion the White House requested from Congress.
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have spent the last few months unsuccessfully fighting among themselves over some kind of border policy that would stem the flow of illegal immigrants into the country.
The United States is expected to have to deal with more than 8 million asylum seekers and migrants who will have crossed the southern border by September.
Dave, from Woodbridge, Virginia, told DailyMail.com that his top priority is solving the “immigration issues we have right now.”
Social media users have criticized the hosts for what they called “out of touch” comments.
‘Despicable behavior from Jen Psaki and Rachel Maddow tonight. Unprofessional. It’s disrespectful,” said Twitter user Lisa Ann.
Another user said, “As a Virginian, this is an insult.” “West Virginia has some of the most beautiful and incredible natural features and people who enjoy them.”
According to the National Archives, disputes over Virginia’s borders began in the early 17th century.
It was not until the Civil War that West Virginia gained statehood when it seceded from Virginia, joined the union, and was recognized by President Lincoln on June 20, 1863.