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Former Biden ambassador considered running against him over border mess, bashes Kamala in new book
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Ken Salazar, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico under President Joe Biden, considered running for president against his former boss in 2024, he revealed.
«I should run for president,» Salazar told himself, after Biden’s disastrous July 2024 debate performance, according to a book excerpt obtained by Politico.
Salazar also claimed that he begged for a border czar and early on advised Biden to refer to the U.S. border situation as a crisis.
«There was political failure to understand the reality of the crisis at the border, and the political consequence it would have on Democrats in the 2024 election.
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President Joe Biden is greeted by Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard, and U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar upon his arrival at Felipe Angeles International Airport in Zumpango, Mexico, on Jan. 8, 2023. (Fernando Llano/AP)
Salazar claimed that within the administration, officials used the word «crisis» all the time, «even if at that time the White House refused to acknowledge it as such.»
When Salazar advised then-Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to use the word, Mayorkas apparently told him: «Ken, I have a lot on my plate already. I’m about to be impeached for all this border stuff. The Republicans have it out for me.»
Salazar never ended up declaring himself as a candidate despite recruiting a team and drafting a presidential platform, Politico reported.
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He had planned to throw his name into consideration when Biden dropped out, but the Democratic Party never held open primaries, instead choosing to coronate Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s candidate unilaterally, a decision Salazar called «a mistake,» per Politico.
FILE – Former U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar speaks in Mexico City on Dec. 6, 2023.
Salazar criticized Harris’ action, or lack thereof, on the border after she was tasked with stemming the flow of migration. Harris was dubbed the border czar, a position Salazar had pushed for the Biden White House to create, but he was unhappy with the nature of her work in the position.
«But sadly, her designation in this position was having no effect on migration flows,» he wrote.
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«[Harris] had been placed in charge of getting at the ‘root causes’ of migration, but many felt she had been ineffective,» he continued.
«For whatever reason, she had been unable to help with the border and migration crisis, even though she’d sat next door to the Oval Office for almost four years.»
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris attend Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2025. (Saul Loeb/Pool/Getty Images)
Salazar, a Colorado-born lawyer of Mexican descent and his state’s first Hispanic senator, praised Biden’s eventual decision to effectively shut down the border in 2024, but acknowledged it was too late.
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«This should have been a moment of vindication — after all, American voters were demanding action on the border — but it was too late, and images of an out-of-control border would dominate the closing months of the presidential election,» he wrote, per Politico.
Salazar also revealed in his book, titled «Borderlands: My Fight For An Inclusive America,» that he’s been giving out advice to potential Democratic presidential candidates, pitching them on his «borderlands platform,» an immigration policy that he says acknowledges the U.S. immigration system is broken and «must be fixed,» according to Politico.
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He has already met with Arizona Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, both Democrats, and plans to meet with Illinois’ Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker, Politico reported.
Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., conducts the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations markup of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 in the Rayburn Building on June 9, 2022. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., speaks to supporters during an election night event at Hotel Congress in Tucson, Arizona, on Nov. 3, 2020. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images, Courtney Pedroza/Getty Images)
Fox News Digital contacted Salazar, Pritzker, Gallego and Kelly for comment.
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Secret Service agent on JD Vance’s detail investigated for allegedly leaking operational security info
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A U.S. Secret Service (USSS) agent assigned to Vice President JD Vance’s security detail is being investigated over allegations of leaking sensitive information.
«A member of the Vice Presidential Protective Division is the subject of an administrative investigation, and potential criminal inquiry, involving allegations of compromising operational and information security,» Secret Service Chief of Communications Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement to Fox News.
The agency would not comment on the specifics of the case, Guglielmi said, but noted that «any conduct that potentially threatens the safety of a protectee will not be tolerated.»
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J.D. Vance and his wife, Usha, sit together at the Presidential Medal of Freedom. A U.S. Secret Service agent is being investigated for allegedly leaking sensitive information, the agency said. The move came amid reports that some agents have grown frustration with Vance’s last-minute trips. (Reuters)
The probe came a week after an MS Now report detailed alleged frustrations within Vance’s security detail over last-minute personal and family travel requests.
One day after the story was published, MS Now reported Vance’s office canceled a helicopter flight scheduled for his son’s golf lesson. The Trump administration said the proposed use of Marine Two — the call sign for the helicopter carrying the vice president — was for operational reasons.
«Compared to a motorcade, it drastically decreased the burden on local law enforcement and eliminated the inconvenience of road closures and disruptions to motorists along the long driving route,» the administration wrote in a statement to Fox News.
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A Secret Service agent watches the crowd as Vice President JD Vance speaks behind bulletproof glass during the 53rd annual March for Life rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 23, 2026. The annual pro-life demonstration, themed «Life is a Gift,» marks the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision and includes a march toward Capitol Hill. (AFP via Getty Images)
The MS Now report noted that current and former Secret Service agents pointed out that prior vice presidents «eschewed using such expensive government perks for the convenience of their children’s schedule.»
Agents said the «off-the-record» (OTR) trips sometimes force them to cancel personal plans and require them to construct security plans in a hurry.
«The detail is tired of them not giving notice on things and making everything an OTR,» a person familiar with the detail’s frustration told the news outlet. «[Vance] thinks he can still move around like a U.S. senator.»
A Vance spokesperson told Fox News the family is grateful to the Secret Service.
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«While protecting a vice president with a large policy portfolio and a young and growing family presents a unique challenge, agents of the Secret Service do so with excellence every day,» the spokesperson said.
Meanwhile, USSS Deputy Director Matthew Quinn said that all special agents understand the commitment required to serve on a protective detail.
«Our agents work tirelessly to ensure protectees’ safety and security, while also preserving normalcy to the extent possible,» Quinn told Fox News. «We are committed to supporting our personnel, which requires around-the-clock dedication and discipline. This is a job that requires absolute dedication and discipline. There is no room for compromise.»
The frustration among agents reportedly led some to create custom coins and stickers mocking the frequency of Vance’s last-minute travel, referencing the vice president’s Secret Service code name, «Bobcat.»
A member of the U.S. Secret Service stands as audience members wait for President Donald Trump to speak during the «Salute to America» Independence Day celebration on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on July 4, 2026. The nation is marking the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. (AFP via Getty Images)
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Some coins reportedly read, «Bobcat OTR Survivors Club.»
The Trump administration acknowledged that last-minute trips can arise unexpectedly.
«Most past presidents and vice presidents have not had young children, and therefore the detail has not been presented with this nature of protective mandate,» the administration told Fox News.
«The Vice President is also a very active and involved Vice President, more so than recent officeholders,» the statement continued. «His unprecedented diplomatic role, for example, while critically important, has added new demands for a detail used to operating with lead times that are impossible in high-stakes diplomacy.»
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El sur de Europa sufre una ola de incendios avivados por temperaturas extremas: hay miles de evacuados
Violentos incendios forestales, avivados por el viento y las altas temperaturas, arrasaron varias regiones del sur de Europa y provocaron este jueves la evacuación de miles de personas en Francia y España.
Este año es el segundo con más superficie quemada por incendios en la Unión Europea a estas alturas desde que empezaron los registros hace 20 años, según datos satelitales del sistema Effis.
Al menos tres bomberos murieron en los últimos días, dos en Francia y un efectivo en Italia.
El gobierno español decretó la noche del jueves la emergencia de alcance nacional en la región de Madrid y en la provincia de Ávila, cerca de la capital. La medida, anunciada por el Ministerio del Interior, busca movilizar más recursos para combatir las llamas, que en Madrid provocaron la evacuación de 10.000 personas.
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En tanto, el presidente Francés, Emmanuel Macron, anunció que pidió activar el mecanismo de protección civil de la UE por incendios. Se trata de una herramienta para coordinar la ayuda de emergencia europea cuando un desastre supera la capacidad de respuesta nacional de un país afectado.
En el sur de Francia, los bomberos luchan contra dos incendios de gran magnitud. Uno de ellos, en Le Porge, cerca de la ciudad de Burdeos, en el sudoeste del país, afectó 3400 hectáreas, según la última estimación de los bomberos.
“Los gendarmes vinieron a tocar puerta por puerta. El fuego estaba a 500 metros”, contó a Patrick Martineau, un residente de Le Porge de 69 años. Bomberos combaten las llamas en la zona de Le Porge, en Gironda, en Francia (Foto;: Reuters)
“Tenemos miedo y es difícil de comprender. Es surrealista. Cuando compramos aquí, hace seis años, no pensábamos en el riesgo de incendio”, dijo.
Según varias fuentes, el incendio habría sido provocado por trabajos de desbroce (limpieza de terreno) en un camino forestal.
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Según las autoridades, unas 20.000 personas -entre turistas y cientos de residentes de las localidades aledañas al bosque- se vieron obligadas a abandonar la zona.
El otro incendio, que comenzó el martes al mediodía en un campo y se extiende por el departamento del Var, en el sur de Francia, afectó 2500 hectáreas y más de 300 personas fueron evacuadas.
Durante la tarde, el prefecto, Simon Fabre, anunció que “el incendio se reavivó” y se reactivaron entre 50 y 100 focos.
Nuevas evacuaciones en España
Por la noche del jueves, el gobierno español de Pedro Sánchez decretó la emergencia de alcance nacional en la región de Madrid y en la provincia de Ávila, cerca de la capital.
Según se informó, la medida, anunciada por el Ministerio del Interior, busca movilizar más recursos para combatir las llamas, que en Madrid provocaron la evacuación de 10.000 personas.
El incendio más importante se encuentra a unos cien kilómetros al norte de Madrid, en la provincia de Guadalajara. Desde el jueves pasado, arrasó 32.000 hectáreas.
Un helicóptero lanza agua para apagar las llamas cerca de Guadalajara, España (Foto;: EFE)
Contra el incendio declarado cerca de Aldea del Fresno trabajan “18 dotaciones de bomberos”, junto a soldados de la Unidad Militar de Emergencias (UME), indicaron los servicios de emergencia.
Varias carreteras permanecen cortadas por las llamas.
En los últimos días se declararon numerosos incendios en España.
Impulsados por la ola de calor que asfixia al país desde hace dos días, estos incendios forestales se propagan muy rápidamente, sobre todo en las zonas desérticas, donde la maleza constituye el combustible ideal para el rápido avance de las llamas.
Incendios arrasan Sicilia
En Italia, decenas de incendios forestales y de vegetación arrasan Sicilia, anunció el ministro del Interior, Matteo Piantedosi.
Un centenar de habitantes, así como 22 pacientes de una clínica en el centro de la isla, donde las temperaturas superaron los 40°C en los últimos días, fueron evacuados el miércoles, según los bomberos.
“Se han desplegado 6000 efectivos y están operando 20 medios aéreos”, declaró el presidente de la región, Renato Schifani, quien precisó que cerca de 50 incendios -de los 344 reportados el miércoles- siguen activos.
Un portavoz de la Agencia de Protección Civil de Italia declaró que los incendios son avivados por “temperaturas muy altas y un suelo muy seco”. También se registraron más de 160 incendios en las últimas 24 horas en Calabria, la región vecina.
(Con información de AFP)
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