Two border state govs say Biden, Harris haven't reached out

The White House refuses to call the situation “a crisis,” they note. Vice President Kamala Harris, deputized by her boss to address the root causes of the situation, has not traveled to see the border surge firsthand, they complain. And now, according to Republicans, something new illustrates how the White House is not taking the crisis seriously: Two of the four governors from states sharing a border with Mexico report that they still have not spoken with Biden or Harris. “We are aligned with Gov. Abbott,” C.J. Karamargin, a spokesman for Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, told RealClearPolitics, adding that Ducey “has said for weeks that the Biden administration is ‘divorced from reality’ when it comes to border security. Unfortunately, nothing has changed. The administration has not reached out to us on this issue.” The White House denies that characterization. An official told RCP that the administration is “in close touch with leaders across both Arizona and Texas.” To clear up any confusion, the aide added that this “includes governors and members of their team, but also the congressional delegation, the senators, and local elected officials too.”