Speaker Johnson Tours US–Mexico Border in San Diego

With news of another caravan heading toward the United States, Mr. Johnson said ‘of course’ they want to get here before the possible election of Trump.

A migrant looks on as House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks at the border wall in San Ysidro, Calif., on July 25, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) toured the U.S.–Mexico border on July 25 in San Diego County to draw attention to the border crisis.

“We have an absolute catastrophe on the border,” Mr. Johnson said at a press conference after a whirlwind tour to the San Ysidro Port of Entry, Imperial Beach, and a known illegal crossing site also in San Ysidro, south of San Diego.