Staff Reports
President Donald Trump slammed the Senate’s border deal as a disastrous gift to Democrats and a total disaster for the Republican Party. In a fiery post on Truth Social, Trump declared the bill to be a death wish for the GOP, calling anyone who supports it a fool or a “Radical Left Democrat.” With his trademark gusto, Trump asserted that the bill essentially absolves the Democrats of their catastrophic failures on immigration and places the blame squarely on the shoulders of Republicans.
Donald Trump: 'Horrendous' Border Bill 'Death Wish for the Republican Party'
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The former president didn’t hold back, urging Republicans not to be “STUPID” and emphasizing the need for a separate, uncompromising Border and Immigration Bill. Trump vocally opposed the bill’s tying of foreign aid to border and immigration policies, insisting that the Democrats, who he claims broke immigration and the border, should be the ones to fix it.
Unleashing a barrage of disdain, Trump labeled the so-called “Border Bill” as a sophisticated trap designed to ensnare Republicans and shift the blame for the Democrats’ immigration shortcomings just in time for the next election. He urged his supporters not to fall for the Democrats’ ploy, emphasizing the high stakes of the upcoming election.
Trump’s scathing criticism of the bill’s provision allowing 5,000 encounters a day at the Southern border reflects his frustration with the compromise’s alleged loopholes and exemptions for migrants. He also pointed out the president’s unilateral authority to override the Secretary of Homeland Security’s emergency declaration, adding fuel to the fire of his discontent.
During the negotiations, Senator James Lankford vehemently denied including a 5,000 migrant encounter threshold in the bill, dismissing the rumors as absurd. Meanwhile, Senator Mike Rounds even suggested that Russian disinformation was behind the spread of those rumors. The controversy surrounding the bill’s provisions has inflamed tensions within the Republican Party and led to a high-stakes standoff with the Democrats.
As the political showdown intensifies, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is gearing up for a pivotal procedural vote on the bill, while claiming close collaboration with Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in shaping the deal. These developments have thrown the Capitol into a political maelstrom, with conservative voices rallying against what they perceive as a treacherous compromise.
