Vice President Kamala Harris and her team responded to Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei’s claim that the Biden administration is responsible for the border crisis, assigning blame instead to issues such as climate change.

Harris spokesperson Symone Sanders told reporters that climate change and lack of economic opportunities were the “main drivers” contributing to the border crisis in America as the vice president arrived in Guatemala Sunday.

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