Posted on 02/01/2024 7:37:59 PM PST by Kazan
Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) suggests that Russian influence has manipulated opponents of a border compromise that could usher in 5,000 or more migrants per day.
Parroting similar talking points about Russian influence to Hillary Clinton’s failed 2016 presidential campaign, Rounds seems to suggest that Russian disinformation about the border components or a broader deal, including aid to Ukraine, is to blame for the yet-unseen deal’s opposition.
Rounds said Wednesday, “I suspect that a lot of the internet rumors are very well coming from overseas, where they would love to see this shut down because some people would rather not see funding for Ukraine.”
A group of Senate negotiators has been working for months on a compromise package pairing border security measures with tens of millions of dollars in foreign aid, mostly to Ukraine. As draft details of the deal’s border components have leaked, the bill’s prospects have increasingly dimmed.
Senators have quickly chastised the deal’s skeptics, repeatedly insisting that leaked details are not actually included. Yet paradoxically, they seem unwilling or unable to provide any information on what the bill actually contains.
Lead Republican negotiator Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) has also claimed “internet rumors” are to blame for the bill’s unpopularity, although he offered few details on the bill other than increased funding for measures generally unpopular with the Republican base, such as more funding for policies to intake and house migrants.
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Maybe the stupid party in SD will have the good sense to drop him like the stupid party in Oklahoma did lankford.
Goodness… the OPEN BORDERS CROWD is using their focus group tested ‘RUSSIA!, RUSSIA!, RUSSIA!’ ploy.
Aye, there's the rub! Five long months of mutual beating each other off.
Biden could end the invaders in a heartbeat. All it takes is sixty Biden signatures on sixty EOs revoking all the EOs he signed on Day One which revoked all of Trump's border control EOs.
Easy peasy. Done in one day. No five-month circle jerk of Congress critters required. Biden could then go to Delaware for an extended and well deserved break.
Looks like Russia is doing the same as the American elite: ignoring problems at home to concentrate on foreign invasions / SARC
Rounds is retarded.
Loves increasing THE DEBT CEILING TOO.
sEEMS TO SPEND AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF TIME CHASING AFTER SPACE ALIENS.
I think they replaced his brain as he seemed to be a fair enough Governator.
The RINO’s have no sympathy from me only a handful of Senators worth anything at best.
No, y’all working in secret feeds speculation. If the deal is so wonderful, why keep it secret? Oh, I know, it screws American citizens good and hard.
Good job outing yourself as a uniparty idiot
Never forget, its the Repubs and Dems against America.
The deal should be ENFORCE THE LAW or no deal.
“The Russians have more power to influence our elections and convince the millions the border deal is awful but are losing the war in Ukraine, their economy is on the brink of depression and there is critical shortage of eggs there.”
Well they did get Trump elected in 2016, at least according to the Ukraine Cheerleaders.
“Goodness… the OPEN BORDERS CROWD is using their focus group tested ‘RUSSIA!, RUSSIA!, RUSSIA!’ ploy.”
Taking their talking points straight from the Democrats (and Ukraine Cheerleaders). Pretty damn SICK.
Public debate on the floor of the Senate or just go home.
The people who voted for him must be so proud of themselves.
So stupid it hurts
We need an Ammendment to recall Senators
He’s two more years before he’s up for reelection. He’s hoping voters forget about this. It’s way past time that Republican voters have a zero tolerance policy for any politician supporting illegal immigration.
Tell me you are a RINO without telling me you are a pond scum sucking lazy self-dealing TDS deranged RINO.
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