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On Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre warned that unless the $118B 'bipartisan' border security bill (which allocates more than $75 billion for Ukraine and Israel) isn't passed, there will be chaos at the southern US border.

"Because congressional Republicans are choosing partisan politics over our national security and refusing to pass the bipartisan national security agreement that includes significant border reforms and funding, over the coming weeks, ICE will be forced to reduce operations because of budget shortfalls," she said on Air Force One, The Politics Brief reports.

"We have asked Congress for additional funding and resources, and every time Congress has provided less than we asked for, or most recently, completely ignored our supplemental request."

Calling Biden's Bluff

Likely sensing that nobody is buying what they're selling, NBC News reported Wednesday night – citing anonymous sources (of course) that the Biden administration is now considering taking executive action to deter illegal immigration across the southern border.

Perhaps the administration realizes that passing legislation on border security attached to Ukraine and Israel aid is a no-go, while actively fighting Texas over keeping the border open is not a good look.

And of course, NBC wants us to know that "the plans have been under consideration for months."

So, why force Congress to cough up billions for foreign countries first before playing that card then? Why not keep the border closed three years ago, instead of nuking Trump-era policies and announcing that the US was open to any and all?

"It's a plan B," said an anonymous official.