Staff Reports
Bill Clinton has once again found himself in the middle of a political dust-up, and it didn’t even take a scandal to do it. On the campaign trail in Georgia, the former president took time out of his busy schedule to make a statement so glaringly obvious it practically resembles a neon sign in Las Vegas: if the illegal migrant who allegedly killed Laken Riley had been vetted properly, she might still be alive. Well, color everyone shocked—this would be news to a whole lot of folks who believe borders are just suggestions.
Clinton’s remarks have inadvertently turned into a free advertisement for Donald Trump as he gears up for another round in the political boxing ring. While Democrats scramble to defend their stance on open borders and immigration chaos, Trump’s supporters are likely firing up their keyboards, throwing around the term “I told you so” like confetti. After all, the reality of crime linked to illegal immigration has been a central theme of Trump’s campaigns.
Bill Clinton’s health issues, the Laken Riley murder and border lies have the Dems in a mess https://t.co/fpR8hdYHaP pic.twitter.com/TR4eOnSiem
— NY Post Opinion (@NYPostOpinion) October 17, 2024
In a country where safety should be paramount, the idea that our leaders would prioritize political correctness over the vetting of individuals crossing into the U.S. is simply baffling. Clinton’s comments serve as a much-needed wake-up call about the consequences of lax immigration policies that many on the left refuse to acknowledge. The number of Americans, like Riley, who face dangers stemming from unvetted immigrants is a growing point of contention, and Bill just lit that fire.
As if that weren’t enough, this situation highlights the irony in the Clinton camp being overshadowed by a report that seemingly sparked more sympathy for the Trump administration than for anything the Democrats have cooled up lately. There’s a certain delicious schadenfreude in watching the Democrats grapple with the political implications of their own hypocrisy, especially when a former president inadvertently places the spotlight back on Trump’s issues—feedback from the grave, perhaps?
The outcome of this little revelation may end up being just another feather in Trump’s cap as he pivots off Clinton’s statement, using it to bolster his arguments for stricter immigration reforms. If there’s one takeaway from this latest twist, it’s that even the Democrats’ oldest and most established figures are accidentally pushing conservative narratives into the limelight, proving once again that sometimes, in the wild world of politics, a slip of the tongue can turn into the gift that keeps on giving.
