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...say Republican politicians, now that border troubles seem to be a good way for Trump to keep his base fired up.
Republicans are sandwiched between what many of their Senate GOP colleagues say is a critical opportunity to pass conservative border legislation and the political wishes of a former president who seems to view the crisis as a boon to his 2024 campaign.
So to please their golden idol, the oppose the legislation that is desperately needed and spew nonsense like this:
“A border bill is not necessary to stop” the flow at the border, Donald Trump said Monday. Trump added Wednesday morning: “CLOSE THE SOUTHERN BORDER, NO BILL NECESSARY!!!”
“President Biden falsely claimed yesterday he needs Congress to pass a new law to allow him to close the southern border,” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said over the weekend.
“We don’t need a border bill,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) said late last week.
“We don’t need new laws — we just need a president who enforces the laws we already have,” South Dakota Gov. Kristi L. Noem (R) said.
“We don’t need a new law to secure the border; this crisis would end instantly if Biden just fully reinstated the Trump policies,” Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said.
“We don’t need a new bill; we need something to get Biden to enforce the law,” Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) said.
“The idea that you need Congress to do something to secure the southern border is just all horse manure,” Rep. Troy E. Nehls (R-Tex.) added Tuesday.
Just to pick on one of those: “We don’t need a new law to secure the border; this crisis would end instantly if Biden just fully reinstated the Trump policies,” Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said. This is just utter bullshit.
