Footage of likely Senate candidate Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) supporting the DACA policy resurfaced over the weekend, drawing mixed reactions from Republicans on social media.
The Republican Senate race in Montana is expected to heat up soon, with Rosendale considering running in the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC)-backed primary against former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy. There is. While there is talk of a potential race between the two, Republican voters and those close to former President Donald Trump’s campaign appear to have already taken sides in the potential primary.
During a 2018 Montana Senate debate, Rosendale was asked whether the United States should deport all illegal immigrants in the United States.
“I don’t think it’s realistic to say we’re going to deport every single illegal immigrant here,” Rosendale said, adding that minors brought here without their consent should be given “a path that they can take.” He added that he believes it should be given to him. Become a citizen. ”
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Kaylan Dole, who served in the Trump administration, posted the first flashback video and criticized Rosendale’s “bombshell statement.” Doe wrote that Rosendale “opposed the deportation of illegal aliens,” after the Republican lawmaker specifically said he supported a path to citizenship for immigrant minors.
Montana Republican Congressman Matt Rosendale is considering running for Senate in 2024. (William Campbell/Getty Images)
A clip of comments posted on X revealed the divide among Republicans in a potential Senate primary in Montana.
“If you’re a ‘Republican’ advocating for pardons, you’re definitely not a MAGA Republican,” Alex Brucewicz, a political consultant and close ally of former President Trump, said in a repost of the video. Ta. “I’m glad all the posers were exposed this year.”
“#Nobodycares Shanghai Sheehy is still a warmonger and a RINO,” Caroline Wren, a political operative with ties to the Trump world, responded to the video, slamming Sheehy.
1776 Plan PAC founder Ryan Gardusky posted on social media that Doe’s characterization of Rosendale was “literally a horse –” and that Rosendale “Trump supported DACA Amnesty… He said that this was after he made the statement following the guidance of a man named. Kaelan never criticized. ”
“This is a gross slander by cowards and liars,” Gardusky added.
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who supported Trump as a presidential candidate, campaigned with Rosendale in Montana over the weekend.
Montana State Senate candidate Tim Sheehy served in Iraq, Afghanistan, South America, and the Pacific region and received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. (Senator Tim Sheehy)
“I’m going to campaign for Matt Rosendale because he’s exactly the kind of shake-up to the establishment that the Senate needs. Also, I hear it’s going to be nice in Montana in January. ” Gaetz told FOX News Digital about the incident.
Rosendale has acknowledged that he is considering a run for the Montana Senate, and has already held several campaign events, but has not yet made any formal announcements.
Earlier this month, the city of Rosendale introduced sweeping immigration policies that include measures such as a “border closure” and reversal of key Biden-era policies that Republicans blame for the historic crisis at the southern border.
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The package would introduce or reintroduce five bills that would restrict immigration to the U.S., reinstate Trump policies that Republicans have credited with helping curb illegal immigration, and limit the impact of immigration on the U.S. It is.
“Biden is destroying our country with his open borders policy,” Rosendale said in a statement. “My immigration bill would put in place proper mechanisms to close the border, give the Department of Homeland Security the tools to go after criminals who evade border crossings, and give American companies the ability to hire American workers. “It protects taxpayers’ money by counting only citizens in the census, and imposes obligations on those who are waiting.” About pending immigration hearings in Mexico. ”
Fox News Digital has reached out to Rosendale’s campaign for comment.
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