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Podcast: Townhall Review | Commentaries
Episode: Carol Platt Liebau: Bidenās āPotemkin Villageā Visit to the Border
Description: The term āPotemkin Villageā comes from 18th century Russia. Field Marshal Gregory Potemkin ordered the construction of pretty facades so Empress Catherine wouldnāt see the true, grim state of newly annexed Crimea. How unfortunate the U.S. government has now stooped to the same technique. Before President Bidenās recent visit, border agents and local police cleared El Paso of homeless migrants living in the streets because shelters are full. The cynicism is breathtaking. Pictures designed to bolster the presidentās political fortunes donāt change reality. A humanitarian crisis is unfolding at the border. Itās...