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President Biden said Tuesday he won't visit the US-Mexico border during a day trip to Arizona because he has "more important things" to handle — despite the ongoing record-smashing surge of people illegally crossing into the US.

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President Joe Biden told reporters that he&#039;s not planning to visit the southern border &quot;because there are more important things going on.&quot;

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Joe Biden on Tuesday spoke to reporters before boarding Marine One en route to Maricopa County, Arizona. Biden will tour the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to discuss his economic agenda. Joe Biden will announce a $40 billion investment while visiting the computer chip plant.  Peter Doocy asked Joe Biden why he’s visiting a border state but not visiting the actual border. “Why go to a border state and not visit the border?” Fo…

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President Joe Biden declared Tuesday that he will not visit the southern border because it is not something he believes is a priority.On Monday, the White House disclosed that Biden would be traveling to Arizona to celebrate manufacturing jobs and the CHIP and Science Act. The president, despite being near the border, will not be visiting the border, where a migrant crisis remains ongoing under his watch.Before his departure for Arizona on Tuesd…

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‘More important things going on,’ Biden says about visiting border during Arizona trip

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