The rape of a 5-year-old girl in Westbury, New York, underscores the "disaster" that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have created with their policies on the border, Rep. Anthony D'Esposito said on Newsmax Sunday.

"Two years ago, when I stood on the debate stage against my opponent, she called me a fear-monger, and she's the same opponent I'm running against now," the New York Republican told Newsmax's "Sunday Report," referring to Democrat opponent Laura Gillen.

"Well, she should have a conversation with the parents of this 5-year-old that was raped," said the congressman. "This is not fear-mongering. This is real life when we say that every state is a border state, every county is a border county."