Earlier this month, White House press secretary Jen Psaki ADVERTISEMENT "The Northern Triangle is not the same as the border. They're all related to each other but being responsible and in the lead for the Northern Triangle is working with these countries in the region, addressing the root causes, working with them on how we can address issues like long term food insecurity, drought, the COVID-19 pandemic, hurricanes, etc.," said Psaki. Still, Republicans say conditions on the border and in the Northern Triangle are part of the same issue. “In no rational world can you separate what’s happening at the southern border with what’s happening in the Northern Triangle countries and Mexico. President Biden tapped Vice President Harris to manage this crisis and the Vice President is now trying to distract from the obvious disaster created by their Administration," a House Judiciary Republican spokesperson told The Hill in an email.