Posted on 02/11/2024 10:26:09 AM PST by MtnClimber
Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell may be on the ropes after the border deal went down in flames.
McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, tapped Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., to negotiate a border aspect to include in the supplemental foreign aid package that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer wanted to pass. McConnell himself has emphasized that Congress should provide more funding for Ukraine and Israel. President Biden has requested $61 billion for the Ukraine war and $17 billion for Israel's war against Hamas.
The border deal was greeted with harsh criticism from conservatives in Congress, particularly the threshold that would trigger the new emergency authority given to the president. In the bill, the president would have authority to order the closure of the southern border if immigrant encounters reach an average of 5,000 per day over a seven day period.
Former President Trump, the frontrunner for the 2024 GOP nomination, warned the GOP not to make a border deal with Democrats. "A bad border deal is far worse than no border deal," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
On Wednesday, Senate Republicans voted to block the border deal from advancing as part of a $118 billion package that included foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan as well as humanitarian assistance for Gaza.
"McConnell, this was his doing. He was the mastermind of this debacle, this disaster of this immigration bill that again, once it actually was made public, it failed," said Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., on the "Just the News, Not Noise" TV program on Thursday. "Within hours, it didn't take 40 to 72 hours, this thing was dead as soon as it hit the airwaves."
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., said the entire GOP caucus is "disappointed" in how everything played out with the border deal. "We're all disappointed that we've given up, it seems, like we've kind of given up as a caucus on our border," Tuberville told Just the News.
"And the very quick shift yesterday with a vote, voting down this non-essential border bill that would not do anything to protect our American citizens at the border and then very quickly turn around and vote on the supplemental to give $100 billion, basically, overseas to other people's borders, before we secure ours, doesn't make any sense to me," he added.
Tuberville revealed that a "growing number" of Senate Republicans are turning on McConnell, the longest-serving Senate Republican leader in history.
"I'm one that's going to follow the leader until it's changed but we do have some very vocal people in our conference saying, 'enough's enough. Let's get a new leadership team and let's make some progress,'" Tuberville said.
"We haven't done anything since I've been here. We've had the leadership team that has voted to give things away, such as the infrastructure bill, the CHIPS Act, a lot of things that have passed and been giveaways that I don't think really helped the American people except the Democrats. And last time I looked, we're conservative Republicans and should be helping the American people," he continued....
I sure hope they ditch Mitch. He is as bad as any of the ‘RATs.
That deal was rigged it’s a good thing it fell apart, Congress needs to force the president’s hand to carry out all laws regarding our national border. Nothing needs to be rewritten.
Some happy news today. Truth be- I think he will die still the Republican majority/minority capo in the Senate.
As bad as McConnell is, someone like Thune is just as bad, if not worse.
Possibly 2or 3 are legit. All the rest suck.
Look at how many house speakers have been ditched and look where it’s gotten us?
Sorry Mitch stays. They knew he was the most hated politician in the country when they made him Senate Minority leader and it was not close.
The mention that the deal contained bailouts for America’s blue, sanctuary cities is also sporadic. Mitch was going to bend over to grab Schumer’s soap.
“Nothing needs to be rewritten.”
And more laws are certainly NOT needed. Just enforce the damn law. Just put things back the way they were when Trump was ousted.
Sorry Mitch stays. They knew he was the most hated politician in the country when they made him Senate Minority leader and it was not close.
If the Republicans would only stop making him their blank stare leader ,LOL
The sooner that little turd assumes room temp, the better the chance for our country. There is nothing worse than a RINO. At least a DemocRAT has already declared his disdain for us, while a RINO lies about caring.
My thoughts too.
It’s one thing for us to be critical of Mitch McConnell on various issues. But it’s another thing if we want to talk about replacing him as leader , and who would replace him. Does anyone have any ideas who would be a good replacement?
I hate to think we would have internal infighting to replace him as leader and still end up in the same place we are now.
So if the deal had gone through he wouldn’t “be on the ropes”?
He’s on the ropes for attempting another sell out of Americans, not because he failed to do so.
McConnell, R-China and Lankford, R-Mex., need to go, now.
It’s not often we see a double-win around here, even if only temporary.
Really? He knows where there are some bodies buried.
McConnell is compromised.
-PJ
He needs to retire.
That decrepit jerk is safe. The only thing getting him out of the senate is the grim reaper.
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