New Mexico Governors Office Responds To Report
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New Mexico Governors Office Responds To Report

A phone call between New Mexico Democrat Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and the Biden administration has hit the internet.

The phone call shows that she has been frustrated with the administration’s border policy.

For those who don’t remember, Governor Grisham declared a public health emergency and suspended the right to carry firearms.

“I won’t rest until we don’t have to talk about (gun violence) as an epidemic and a public health emergency. That’s the goal — and if we turn the tide and it’s sustainable,” Lujan Grisham said.

The order also included monthly inspections of firearms dealers statewide. However, it was revised after Alburquerque’s police chief and sheriff said they would not enforce the order citing constitutional infringements.
The phone call appears to be discussing the fact that federal officials are seizing licensed medical and recreational cannabis at Border Patrol checkpoints in New Mexico. The Daily Caller did verify the audio but did not reveal who inside the Biden administration she was speaking with.
According to their report, it was a “high-level admin official.”

“For the love of god, put [Border Patrol agents] at the border in Sunland Park where I don’t have a single Border Patrol agent — not one. And people pour over. And so I’m cranky with the Secretary,” Grisham is heard saying in the audio, which was first posted by an anonymous account on X.

 

She can also be heard threatening to write a letter because she feels nobody is helping her.

“But the press also knows that Border Patrol is taking a hard stance, and the only way is either we have to adjust it or I have to send you a letter saying ‘you’re persecuting the state, you are not using your discretion, you’re not working with me on immigration,’” Grisham said. “And I don’t want to send out a letter, but I’m, I’m boxed in hard,” she added.

Grisham’s office did confirm the voice on the recording was the governor.

“This unauthorized and edited recording of the governor’s private phone call reflects what she has already said publicly — that she is frustrated by federal seizures of licensed cannabis products in New Mexico, particularly those from small producers. She has expressed the same concerns in phone calls with Secretary Mayorkas,” said Michael Coleman, communications director for Grisham.

Written by Jon Archer - May 2, 2024