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"Don't Be STUPID!!!": Trump Slams Senate Border Bill, Demands 'Separate' Packa

• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden

The Senate's $118 billion spending package, of which more than $60 billion would go to Ukraine, allows 1.5 million illegal migrants into the country per year, hobbles states like Texas by requiring legal challenges be arbitrated in DC courts, and funds NGOs who facilitate human trafficking to the tune of billions, is 'dead on arrival' according to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).

The bill's most ardent supporters are a coalition of establishment all-stars, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and lead GOP negotiator, Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) - who was censured last week by the Oklahoma GOP for striking such a crappy border deal with Sens. Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ).

As Punchbowl News puts it, the bill's Sunday night release was like "pouring gasoline on the fire that is the Senate GOP internal war," as "Senators and aides publicly and privately questioned whether a majority of the Republican Conference would back it." Some GOP Senators and outside conservative groups even called for an immediate leadership change over the package.

During a Sunday evening press call, Lankford said critics of the proposal had already come out against it before the text was released.

"If we have a crisis on our southern border, and we do… we should address that and do what we can to be able to solve that problem — not just hope that the problem gets better or hope that an election solves the issue," Lankford said - completely ignoring the fact that President Joe Biden could close the border with the stroke of a pen, today, without $60 billion going to Ukraine and 5,000 migrants allowed in per day.

Lankford said in response to these statements that he's "a little confused… at how it could be 'worse than expected.'" The Oklahoma Republican added he wants to huddle with the speaker's team. Of course, Johnson's statement will undoubtedly cause some on-the-fence GOP senators to vote against the bill.


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