What we’ve got here is failure to legislate
“Morning Joe” Scarborough today gave Donald “91 Counts” Trump exactly what he asked for: blame for chaos at the southern border. Trump demanded Republicans in Congress kill the bipartisan border bill. He owns this morning’s New York Post headline.
Remember (Washington Post, January 28):
Republican front-runner Donald Trump said he wants to be held responsible for blocking a bipartisan border security billin the works in the Senateas President Biden seeks emergency authority to rein in a record surge of unauthorized border crossings.
Trump told a Las Vegas rally, “I’ll fight it all the way. A lot of the senators are trying to say, respectfully, they’re blaming it on me. I say, that’s okay. Please blame it on me. Please.”
American Bridge issued this video and statement on February 5:
As president, Trump publicly urged Congress to send him a comprehensive, bipartisan bill to address immigration reform and border security. Now, during a presidential election year, Trump is leading MAGA Republicans in Congress to kill any attempt at addressing immigration reform.
What we’ve got here is failure to legislate.
Meanwhile, the Freedom Caucus is eating their own:
The right-wing House Freedom Caucus voted to oust Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) on Tuesday, just days before he’s set to leave Congress, several sources confirmed to Axios.
Why it matters: It’s the second time this congressional session the group has kicked out a member who diverged from them ideologically — the first being Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) last summer.
- Buck’s removal was first reported by The Hill.
They’re still at it.
As Dan Pfeiffer reminds readers in his “The Case for 2024 Optimism” this morning, “Anything that’s good news for Biden is good news for Biden (QED); but anything that’s bad news for Trump is also good news for Biden.”
Don’t let Republicans spin border chaos as Biden’s doing. Hang it around their necks.
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