He said it:
CDC's Frieden on possibility of travel ban: "Right now we know who's coming in." But later says "borders are porous." #EbolaHearing
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) October 16, 2014
CDC director Frieden implies that if you impose a travel ban, Ebola-infected people will sneak into the U.S. "Borders can be porous."
— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) October 16, 2014
Well, yeah. That’s part of the problem, no?
Borders can be porous-dr. Frieden (oh, really, you don't say..)
— L (@Beethovenlover5) October 16, 2014
CDC Frieden: "Borders can be porous"
No kidding? Somebody call Obama!— ConservativeMOMom (@mrsmaisy) October 16, 2014
Obama cringes=> RT @michellemalkin "Borders can be porous." – @DrFriedenCDC No sh*t Sherlock. #EbolaHearing
— Nels (@debitking) October 16, 2014
Only thing honest I heard so far is "borders can be porous especially in this part of the world" #ebolahearing #secureOurBorder
— ? Calamity Bean ? (@BeanfromPa) October 16, 2014
A follow-up question from Rep. Marsha Blackburn gave Frieden the opportunity to explain what he meant:
Frieden clarifies that he was referring to “porous borders” in Africa after GOP Rep. Blackburn seizes on his comments
— Russell Berman (@russellberman) October 16, 2014
Blackburn asks about Frieden's porous border comment. He says he was referring to the borders of African countries.
— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) October 16, 2014
OK, well, if that’s indeed what he was trying to say … how is it supposed to make us feel better, exactly?
https://twitter.com/BlondeNBling/status/522801066405294080
Yes – West African porous borders are a problem, but not our porous borders – HOW STUPID IS THAT? #tcot #ebolausa
— Mike1961 (@mikec1961) October 16, 2014
CDC Director said" can't stop air travel because of porous borders in W. Africa " What about our Borders !!!!'
— Paul Casserly?♀️???????? (@BostonRaleigh) October 16, 2014
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