GOP Congresswoman's Question Agitates Mayorkas: That's 'Extraordinarily Disrespectful'

Republican Congresswoman Kat Cammack (R-FL) shared a personal story Wednesday with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about the impact illegal immigration has had in her life. Instead of taking her question seriously, however, Mayorkas fired back over her “extraordinarily disrespectful” query, leading to a tense exchange. During a conversation about the border crisis during a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing titled “The Way Forward on Homeland Security,” the Florida Republican said she wanted to “bring it home a little bit.” -- More...

.@DHSgov Sec. Mayorkas called one of my questions "extraordinarily disrespectful" when I mentioned a classmate's kidnapping at the hands of an illegal immigrant.

What I find disrespectful is the crisis at the border due to @POTUS' executive order.

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— Congresswoman Kat Cammack (@RepKatCammack) March 17, 2021