Vulnerable Democratic Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) is trying to distance himself from President Joe Biden and his disastrous border policies. He claims in a new ad that he is working with Republicans to “fight to target fentanyl traffickers and close our borders.” There are hundreds of new Border Patrol agents. ”
“When Montanans see a problem, we get to work,” the ad begins, claiming that Tester worked with Republicans to secure the border against Biden.
“And he fought to stop President Biden from letting immigrants stay in the United States instead of staying in Mexico. Jon Tester knows that protecting Montana starts with securing the border. ” says the tester-approved ad.
#MT Paul: “Jon Tester worked with Republicans to fight to close the border…and to stop President Biden from letting immigrants stay in America.”
Mr. Tester, a Democrat, has launched a new ad distancing himself from Mr. Biden.Tester booked him $14.5 million in advertising costs #MTSen. pic.twitter.com/tk0tMrZin9
— AdImpact Politics (@AdImpact_Pol) April 10, 2024
However, these claims are not exactly true. Tester twice voted against amendments that would have provided funding to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for drug and opioid detection efforts. March 2021 And then again August 2022. The August 2022 amendments alone provided $500 million to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for such activities, and the March 2021 amendments also allocated $300 million from the Coronavirus Stimulus Fund for such activities. It will be done.
The ad also claims that Tester worked with Republicans in August 2022 to add “hundreds” of border agents. was standing Along with Democrats, he voted against a motion to suspend the hiring of 87,000 IRS agents until 18,000 new Border Patrol agents are added.
Finally, the ad also claims that Tester “fought to stop President Biden from forcing immigrants to remain in the United States instead of remaining in Mexico.” However, Tester has voted against Remain in Mexico in the past.tester Two degrees I voted against Amendments that advance policy.
A recent ad for Tester points out that Democratic senators once opposed amnesty but have since voted in favor of amnesty for 11 million illegal immigrants. The ad also points out that Tester voted to allow Biden to “stop building Trump’s wall.” He also “repeatedly” voted to fund sanctuary cities, he said.
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The tester ad appeared as Democrats faced competition and, in desperation, teamed up with Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) to appeal for donations in a community chest email sent in March. It is something that Meanwhile, his opponent, Montana Republican Sen. Tim Sheehy, has a three-point lead over Tester in a close race, according to a recent poll conducted by JL Partners.
