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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRep. Duncan Hunter Faked a Border Wall Crossing on Facebook
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/duncan-hunter-fake-border-crossing-825094/And if he had crossed the border, he would have violated the terms of his bail
By PETER WADE
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) posted a video on Facebook and Twitter Thursday that he claimed showed him crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. But theres one catch: the border was actually almost 100 feet away from where Hunter was, Customs and Border Patrol said.
So here is the grand border wall in Yuma, Arizona, Hunter said in the video, pointing to a waist-high barrier he could easily step over. This is what we expect to stop people, transnational terrorists, families, all illegal aliens from coming across the border. This is it.
He then did step over the fence and said to the camera, There you go. Thats how easy it is to cross the border in Yuma, Arizona.
Except no, that wasnt the border, nor did he climb an actual border wall or set foot in Mexico. A Customs and Border Patrol spokesman told the Times of San Diego that the barrier Hunter climbed was a vehicle barrier located in the United States, 75-100 feet from the actual U.S.-Mexico border, which is located along the Colorado River.
Had Hunter actually crossed the border, he would have created even more trouble for himself. The congressman is currently out on bail because he has been indicted for allegedly misusing campaign funds for personal family expenses to pay for luxury family vacations, dentistry and other bills, and even his childrens school lunches. According to the terms of his bail, Hunter is not allowed to leave the country, so if he had actually crossed over to Mexico, it would have been a violation of his bail.
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Rep. Duncan Hunter Faked a Border Wall Crossing on Facebook (Original Post)
G_j
Apr 2019
OP
You can't make this @#$% up.
NBachers
(17,110 posts)2. What a fucking nimrod
NoMoreRepugs
(9,427 posts)3. Grifters grift, idiots just have to be themselves.