Posted on 03/09/2017 12:15:54 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
The chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee is rejecting President Trump’s keystone proposal for border security, saying “a wall is not the right way to proceed.”
During a Wednesday telephone town hall with constituents, Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Col.) said building a wall is neither the most cost-effective nor the most secure way of closing the southern border.
"As far as the wall goes, I believe we have to have border security, but I do think billions of dollars on a wall is not the right way to proceed," Gardner said.
"I don't support a tariff to pay for any kind of wall,” he added.
Politico first reported the town hall audio.
Gardner previously expressed doubt about the wall in late February.
“I don't think the wall is the best idea," Gardner said at the time
The new audio suggests his opinion towards the wall have solidified, no matter “what somebody said” on the campaign trail.
"We do need security on the border, that may mean personnel. It may mean a fence. That may mean an electronic fence," Gardner said. "But we shouldn't just build a wall and add billions of dollars because that's what somebody said should be done."
Trump repeatedly promised to build a border wall during his successful White House bid, claiming Mexico will cover the costs, which are expected to easily top $1 billion.
Gardner's office did not respond immediately to The Hill's request for comment Thursday.
Asked Thursday if he thought Trump could deliver on getting Mexico to foot the bill for the massive project, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) responded, “Uh, no.”
Build the wall, you traitorous globalist losers. I even think that hundreds of millions already was spent on a wall but the corruption and “studies” ate it all up. What worthless poltroons.
They can raise $500 billion for TARP but $20 billion on a wall is too much?
...of course he could have run for President if he thought Trump was out to lunch. Why didn’t he?
...and if he didn’t, it’s not in his domain to complain about THE NUMBER ONE issue that the current president ran on.
Thanks, I did it, I hope many more follow.
I’m fed up with these open borders amnesty pukes. I hope they get beat. up by gangs of illegals and sustain permanent psychological trauma. If they check out, so much the better.
He wants whatever kind of "border security" won't actually secure the border, so his Cheap Labor Express johns can continue to fatten their wallets at the expense of the American taxpayer.
Delusion runs deep
The ones who run this place (we the people) say different.
Colorado.
Guy’s probably high.
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