Sen. John Kennedy ripped President Biden for saying the media causes his flop within the polls, when his insurance policies are what make him anathema in his state.

Mr. Kennedy, Louisiana Republican, instructed Fox Information Thursday that members of the media “have tried to assist” Mr. Biden.

“However in Louisiana, President Biden is about as common as herpes. Why is that? Two causes. Primary, the folks of Louisiana are usually not silly. Quantity two, they assume the Biden administration is. They assume that its stupidity runs from the river to the ocean,” he mentioned.

He pointed to Mr. Biden’s coverage that  “dissolved the southern border” as one instance of his unpopularity.

“Our issues on the southern border are man-made,” he mentioned. “And that man’s title is Joe Biden.”

The senator mentioned that with out border safety, no supplemental appropriations invoice will likely be handed within the Senate.

Congress left Washington for the vacations this month with out passing Ukraine assist or southern border funding — two points the White Home desires to hyperlink. Republicans argue that not sufficient border safety measures are within the funding.

Mr. Kennedy mentioned the border may very well be secured in six weeks, however “Joe Biden doesn’t wish to safe the border.”