Posted on 02/05/2024 3:52:55 PM PST by Libloather
The bipartisan border deal that is dividing congressional Republicans is already leading to angry calls to shake up the Senate leadership and furious claims by Donald Trump that it represents a 'death wish' for the party in 2024.
The fury came in the hours since negotiators put out details on their new bipartisan deal to provide new authority for the administration to 'close' the border when crossings spike, while sending billions to support allies Ukraine and Israel.
Among those to heap the most scorn on the agreement was Utah Sen. Mike Lee – who even appeared to demand a change in his party's leadership after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell helped oversee the deal with Majority Leader Sen. Charles Schumer. McConnell, the longest serving Republican leader in Senate history, survived a leadership challenge in November 2022 on a 37-10 vote.
'This feels like an elaborate practical joke. But it’s not funny. Not one bit. I cannot understand how any Republican would think this was a good idea—or anything other than an unmitigated disaster. WE NEED NEW LEADERSHIP — NOW,' he wrote on X.
'Senate leadership screwed this up — and screwed us,' he wrote in another post. Even while refusing to let us see the bill they claimed to be negotiating on our behalf — for MONTHS — they were never in doubt, insisting we’d be dumb and even unpatriotic NOT to support it. This is a disqualifying betrayal.'
Former President Donald Trump, who has already been publicly seeking to tank the deal, blasted it after negotiators announced the details.
Trump called it a 'ridiculous' border bill, and said it was 'nothing more than a highly sophisticated trap for Republicans to assume the blame on what the Radical Left Democrats have done to our Border, just in time for...
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About time.
He’s trying to destroy Trump and has decided any means necessary to do so.
He’s married to a CCP spy.
At least Diane Feinstein didn’t marry her chauffer/CCP spy.
Big talk.
Mitch should take care using his treadmill however...
Of all the betrayals over the years, a huge number of financial caves, what’s his name from TN facilitating Obama evading the treaty clause on the Iran deal, and countless others, this is the worst. They actually put us in a worse condition in the face of one of the greatest crises in the history of the nation, they lock their Quisling concessions into law to bind the next President, and they have the unmitigated gall to tell us this is a good idea
Do it, do it, do it
Before ditching Mitch, beat the living daylights out of him. I don’t care if he’s elderly; he’s willing to screw us all over and put us into real and present danger to collect his Chinese money.
Ditch Mitch and fire McDaniel.
Day late... Dollar short...
The GOP, due to severe mental density, takes extra long to see the light?
Purge Mitch McConnell. Either the GOP does what it is told to do by MAGA or MAGA should leave and form a new party.
Cut funding to Israel and Ukraine and put the money to use in fortifying the southern border.
If they still want to fund other countries’ battles, they can cut the Congressional budget.
Reduce congressional staffing to two employees each.
That will buy a few bullets.
It’s kind of a little late, considering he’s been in the Senate damned near forty years. The damage is done!
Bob Corker.
Talk about being tone death. The members of the Senate that went along with this insane bill should all be tested for their sanity.
This is an election year, the number one concern of the American people is the invasion of our nation by illegals and yet they write a bill that would legalize them once they step on US soil.
This is insane.
Did they really think they could sneak this past the public?
That’s fine with me so long as Lankford goes with him.
He can always go pass the plate at at any SBC church anywhere.
Get rid of the pant shitter
And Swalwell was boning his spy. In my book, he is a spy, too.
That’s the worthless POS to whom I was referring! Thanks!
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