For the second straight time, Democrats won’t participate in a hearing at the U.S.-Mexico Border. House Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Bennie Thompson, the man that chaired the made-for-TV January 6th hearings, issued a statement explaining why Democrats wouldn’t participate in today’s hearing.

In his statement, Rep. Thompson said “After careful consideration, Committee Democrats have decided not to participate in the Republicans’ field hearing this week. Unfortunately, it has become clear that Republicans planned to politicize this event from the start, breaking with the committee’s proud history of bipartisanship. Instead of a fact-finding mission to develop better border security and immigration policies, Republicans are traveling to the border to attack the administration and try to score political points with their extreme rhetoric – despite having voted against the resources border personnel need.”

In his statement, Thompson said that Republicans “voted against the resources border personnel need.” How would he know? He’s refused to meet with border personnel twice.