First: Remember when John Kerry was appointed the job of Climate Czar? It wasn't his title; it was his job. TD
Alex Christy (newsbusters.org) . . ."Previously, USA Today’s Andre Byik claimed on Tuesday that it is “false” to say “Kamala Harris was ‘put in charge of the border.’”
"Byik wrote, “The post exaggerates the vice president's role in addressing migration at the southern border. Harris was never put in charge of the border or made 'border czar,' immigration experts said. President Joe Biden tasked Harris with leading the administration's diplomatic efforts addressing the ‘root causes’ of migration in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.”
"Both Uribe and Byik are trying too hard to be clever. Sure, Harris was never formally appointed border czar, but “czar” has also come to mean “someone in charge of something.” The media, including USA Today, called Mike Pence Donald Trump’s COVID czar despite Pence never formally being given the position and Trump rejecting the idea. Other media outlets even used the term for Harris at the time.
Second, Uribe and Byik want to claim that Harris wasn’t in charge of the border, but the administration’s diplomatic push to address the border surge’s “root causes,” but that is like saying it is false to say a sports general manager is to blame for his team’s bad season because he’s not the coach or the players, he just selects them.
Media suddenly changes its tune on calling Kamala Harris the ‘border czar’ — despite giving her the title (NY Post) "Critics quickly pointed out an April 2021 article on the site that asserted Harris was “appointed by Biden as border czar.”. . .
"In March 2021, President Joe Biden tapped Harris for the role of tackling the issues driving migrants from Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and Mexico." . . .
"He even said at the time that she would be helping to stop the influx of illegal migrants crossing the US-Mexico border.
“I’ve asked her, the VP, today — because she’s the most qualified person to do it — to lead our efforts with Mexico and the Northern Triangle and the countries that help — are going to need help in stemming the movement of so many folks, stemming the migration to our southern border,” Biden said at the time." . . .
Czar (political term) - Wikipedia
Czar, sometimes spelled tsar, is an informal title used for certain high-level officials in the United States and United Kingdom, typically granted broad power to address a particular issue.
In the United States, czars are generally executive branch officials appointed by the head of the executive branch (such as the president for the federal government, or the governor of a state). Some czars may require confirmation with Senate approval or not. Some appointees outside the executive branch are called czars as well. Specific instances of the term are often a media creation.[1]
In the United Kingdom, the term is more loosely used to refer to high-profile appointments who devote their skills to one particular area.
Does this not apply to Harris's responsibility?
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Half a MILLION Illegals Have Crossed Since Harris Named Border ‘Czar’ (trendingpolitics.com) . . ."According to the Washington Free Beacon, only three months have passed since Harris took on the responsibility and the half a million figure only refers to those who have been apprehended." . . .
2021: Yeah, Right: After Border Debacle, Biden Picks Kamala To Push ‘Voting Rights Reform’ – Issues & Insights . . ."There are lots of definitions out there for “failing upward” but probably the best comes from the “Simplicable” website, which calls it “a common feature of cronyism” in which members of a “social group continue to promote and reward each other despite an ongoing string of failures.”
"Could anything better describe Harris’ political career, especially her latest turn as President Joe Biden’s “immigration czar”?" . . .
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