Republican Senate candidate Bernie Moreno, supported by President Trump, criticized his opponent, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), for calling the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas a “distraction.” .
In a press release shared with Breitbart News, Moreno, a businessman who is running against Brown in the general election, highlighted Brown and other Democrats’ dangerous open border policies.
“Since Joe Biden took office, the open border policies of Biden, Mayorkas, and Sherrod Brown have allowed nearly 10 million people to enter our country,” Moreno wrote. “It is not ‘distraction’ to demand accountability for the drugs, crime, death, and destruction that these policies have brought to this country.”
Moreno added that Brown “should uphold his constitutional duty and hold a full trial for Mayorkas in the Senate. To do otherwise is a complete dereliction of his duty as a senator.”
Democratic Party rubber stamp @shrodbrown Calls Mayorkas’ impeachment a ‘distraction’ and vows to vote with Chuck Schumer to remove Mayorkas without trial pic.twitter.com/U7HJTZhnLg
— Senate Republicans (@NRSC) April 16, 2024
Moreno’s statement came after Brown was questioned at a hearing. interview He was asked on MSNBC if he would follow his Democratic colleagues in “voting to skip a full Senate trial” regarding Mayorkas’ impeachment.
“Yeah, I think it’s a distraction.” Brown SaidHe added that he hopes the House will “pass” a “bipartisan border agreement” that “closes our borders and keeps our country safe.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) signed articles of impeachment against Mayorkas on Monday, and the House sent them to the Senate on Tuesday afternoon.
The signing of the articles of impeachment came after Prime Minister Johnson moved Mayorkas’ impeachment trial in the Senate to Tuesday instead of Wednesday.
Mayorkas explained that he is pro-immigration because his parents were immigrants, and that he sympathizes with immigrants.
Mr. Mayorkas continues to support increasing numbers of immigrants coming to the United States, forcing Americans to deal with increased numbers of immigrants. costthe rise of undocumented “temporary” workers and its impact on the education system.
Brown is currently seeking re-election in Ohio, where voters are choosing Republican candidates in all statewide elections during the 2022 midterm elections.
