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- Rep. Jim Jordan appeared to criticize President Biden for attending diplomatic summits in Europe.
- "While Biden pals around with his buddies in Europe, the border crisis rages at home," he tweeted on Monday.
- Conservatives have sought to make immigration at the US-Mexico border a rallying cry against Biden.
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GOP Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio on Monday appeared to criticize President Joe Biden for attending the Group of Seven (G7) and North American Treaty Organization (NATO) summits in recent days, saying that the president should instead focus his energies on the US-Mexico border.
"While President Biden pals around with his buddies in Europe, the border crisis rages at home," Jordan, a conservative lawmaker and staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, wrote on Twitter. This, despite Biden attending the same diplomatic summits that Trump did during his single term in office.
Biden attended the 47th G7 summit in the county of Cornwall in the United Kingdom this past weekend.
While at the summit, Biden joined the leaders of the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan in signing a joint summit communiqué that addressed everything from strategies to end the coronavirus pandemic to a guideline for combatting climate change and an examination of international law regarding online safety and hate speech.
-Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) June 14, 2021
Biden is currently attending the NATO summit in Brussels.
While Trump repeatedly criticized NATO over how the alliance is funded and reportedly discussed pulling out of the organization, Biden is aiming for a more diplomatic approach during his visit.
Republicans, who have decried the increase in unauthorized border crossings since Biden took office, have used immigration issues as a rallying cry against the president for months.