{"id":117523,"date":"2019-02-26T07:44:43","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T11:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=117523"},"modified":"2019-02-26T07:45:25","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T11:45:25","slug":"nancy-pelosi-named-honorary-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=117523","title":{"rendered":"Nancy Pelosi Named \u2018Honorary President\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>WATCH: Nancy Pelosi Named \u2018Honorary President\u2019 of U.S.-Mexico Border Region<\/h1>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5539867204001\/default_default\/index.html?videoId=6005929769001\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>by John Binder<br \/>\nBreitbart.com<\/p>\n<h2>House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was named the \u201chonorary president\u201d of the Rio Grande River which separates Mexico from the United States.<\/h2>\n<p>During a press conference and ceremony blasting President Donald Trump\u2019s plan to build a wall along the southern border, Pelosi received\u00a0the honor from Laredo, Texas, Mayor\u00a0Pete Saenz.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the Republic was short-lived, ten months in all, we still have that spirit of freedom,\u201d Saenz said. \u201cIt\u2019s my honor, Madam Speaker, to present to you the keys of our city but also to be the honorary president of the Republic of the Rio Grande.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"powr_1\" class=\"a8d padok\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"powr_embed\" src=\"https:\/\/player.powr.com\/iframe.html?account=100010177&amp;player=743&amp;domain=breitbart.com&amp;terms=nancy%20pelosi%20watch%20named%20honorary%20president%20mexico%20border&amp;uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Fpolitics%2F2019%2F02%2F24%2Fwatch-nancy-pelosi-named-honorary-president-of-u-s-mexico-border-region%2F&amp;c=1551174629016\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Pelosi responded, saying, \u201cI love that\u201d and joked, \u201cHey, we have a woman president.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While speaking about illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border, Pelosi said the southern border did not need a wall to stop migrants from being trafficked and widespread drug trafficking, but rather \u201csophisticated scanning and detection\u201d as well as other \u201ctechnology\u201d only \u201cwhere deemed necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi also claimed that despite soaring illegal immigration levels and widespread drug trafficking that leads to about 70,000 Americans dying every year from opioids, there is not a crisis at the southern border.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile there is no emergency at the border, it\u2019s a mythology by the president, not the reality at the border,\u201d Pelosi said. \u201cAnd so, people have to realize that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi continued, saying a border wall has \u201cno merit in terms of effectiveness\u201d at stopping illegal immigration and drug trafficking, though Homeland Security data\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2019\/01\/08\/nancy-pelosi-incorrect-walls-effective\/\">suggests<\/a>\u00a0that wherever physical barriers are built,\u00a0illegal immigration is reduced dramatically.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has no merit in terms of effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and does not support the values of our country by building walls between countries rather than smart border security where there needs to be more roads, more infrastructure and the rest \u2013 put it there, but don\u2019t build a wall,\u201d Pelosi said.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2019\/02\/24\/watch-nancy-pelosi-named-honorary-president-of-u-s-mexico-border-region\/#\">https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2019\/02\/24\/watch-nancy-pelosi-named-honorary-president-of-u-s-mexico-border-region\/#<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WATCH: Nancy Pelosi Named \u2018Honorary President\u2019 of U.S.-Mexico Border 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