Hoyer: Border Wall Isn’t a Moral Issue, It’s Whether It Works

On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) stated that while he doesn’t think a border wall is the best way to spend money, building one isn’t an issue of morality and a wall isn’t racist.

Hoyer said, “I don’t think this is an issue of morality, it’s an issue of does it work? And Senator Cornyn (R-TX), Senator Graham (R-SC), other members of the United States Senate, have put in question whether a wall works, whether that is the best way to secure the border. Now, is — are some restraints? We’ve supported substantial restraints. We’ve supported fencing. We’ve supported other technologies. So, my own view is that this is not an issue of morality.”

Hoyer also addressed arguments that a wall is racist by stating, “I don’t think that’s the way we ought to look at it.”

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