Beto O'Rourke says border is 'pretty great right now' at campaign event

close

Video

Fox News Flash top headlines for June 8

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com.

Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke said the border is "pretty great right now" during a campaign event on Monday.

O'Rourke made the comment while at a campaign event in Rio Grande City, and was discussing border issues.

"We all agree that we want the border to be better. In fact, I think the border is pretty great right now. I'd love to see investments in our communities protecting our natural heritage, improving the ability to help those who are seeking asylum and trying to do it lawfully and in an orderly fashion because they literally cannot return to their home countries for fear of being killed or their children being kidnapped," O'Rourke said.

The Democrat candidate for Texas Governor went on to criticize Gov. Greg Abbott's handling of the border.

BETO O'ROURKE SAYS AR-15 OWNERS SHOULDN'T 'BE ABLE TO KEEP THEM'

Texas Democrat gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke listens before interrupting a news conference headed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in Uvalde, Texas Wednesday, May 25, 2022.  (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

O'Rourke's comments come after a new record was set for the number of migrant encounters at the southern border, reaching 235,000 in April.

117,989 migrants were released into the United States in April, and 113,248 were removed.

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

Republican National Committee spokesperson Nicole Morales said that O’Rourke is showing that he's out-of-touch with Texans.

"Robert Francis O’Rourke is once again proving himself to be out-of-touch with Texans. Biden’s border crisis is almost as ‘great’ as Beto's failed presidential run," Morales said.