CNN’s Kate Bolduan confronted Texas Gov. Rick Perry about his wild conspiracy theories regarding immigration and President Obama.
During the Thursday morning interview, Bolduan asked Gov. Perry about his suggestion that President Barack Obama may have engineered the current immigration crisis at the Texas border. Perry stated on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday that:
We either have an incredibly inept administration, or they’re in on this somehow or another. I mean I hate to be conspiratorial, but I mean how do you move that many people from Central America across Mexico and then into the United States without there being a fairly coordinated effort?
Bolduan asked Perry if he still believed that statement after having met with the president on Wednesday.
KATE BOLDUAN: “On this latest crisis, I have to ask you governor: you said last month that the administration on this issue was incredibly inept or they’re in on this somehow. After your meeting today with the president, which one is it governor?”
RICK PERRY: “Well, I don’t know and that is the reason I asked that question a month ago was why haven’t we any more action out of this administration. And, you know, again, the president has come to Texas. The president was gracious and allowed me to give him my insight on this and I appreciate that. But, the fact is he still hasn’t acted. And so actions are really important in this process.”
KATE BOLDUAN: “But words are important here as well. And as you’re saying, you think – as Republicans believe – that the president’s words in talking about the Dream Act previously has sent the wrong message to Central America. So words do matter in this debate. Do you really honestly believe, as you said in that interview last month, that the administration might be in on this somehow? I mean, you’re suggesting there’s some kind of conspiracy here.”
RICK PERRY: “No. What I’m suggesting is that this administration and their words and their actions, or the lack thereof, are part of the problem. I think you’re putting the words of conspiracy in my mouth, which I did not say.”
KATE BOLDUAN: “No, you actually did say the word ‘I hate to be conspiratorial.”
RICK PERRY: “And I hate to be conspiratorial, I hate to be conspiratorial. I did not say I was.”
KATE BOLDUAN: “How can you move that many people from Central America across Mexico and then into the United States without there being a fairly coordinated effort,” Bolduan said, quoting the governor.
RICK PERRY: “I don’t know.”
KATE BOLDUAN: “I’m just asking, governor, because words matter, you know that.”
RICK PERRY: “I totally understand, but the real issue here rather than getting into a semantics battle is whether or not this president is going to lead this country.”
You can watch the clip, below, from CNN:
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