Former President Donald Trump said Republicans should say “no” to a border security deal that doesn't include “everything we need” to stop the flow of illegal immigrants at the southern border.
“I have everything I need to stop the incursion of millions of people, many from unknown regions, into this once-great and soon-to-be-great country. I don't think we should have a border agreement at all unless there is.'' ” Trump wrote Thursday in Truth Social.
Congressional leaders hope to reach a bipartisan agreement to accompany the additional national security package, allowing billions of dollars in funding to go to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D.Y.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told reporters this week that a national security funding deal could be voted on as early as next week. He said it was possible.
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But even if it is likely to get the 60 votes needed for passage in the Senate, if it does not include the Trump-era immigration penalties outlined in H.R. 2, once it reaches the Republican-controlled House. And the bill will disappear – the security bill that was passed last year on the boundaries of the House of Representatives. McConnell suggested his priorities are not just the border, but other national security issues outlined in the package.
“The rest of the bill is important,” McConnell said this week. “We are being shot at. The Houthis are shooting at our ships and commercial vessels. There is a war going on in Israel, there is a war going on in Ukraine. I am sure the Chinese will be dissatisfied with the outcome of the presidential election. I went to Taiwan a few days ago. ”
He added: “I think it's time to move forward with replenishment. We expect replenishment to occur next week.”
Schumer and McConnell agree that aid to Ukraine should not be separated from border security. The U.S. has already sent an estimated $100 billion in defense aid to Ukraine against Russia, and the Biden administration announced last month's final $200 million aid package that it could send to the Eastern European nation without requiring Congressional approval. I ran out.
A showdown is likely between a small group of Republican senators who oppose additional aid to Ukraine.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), a strong critic of additional aid to Ukraine, said this week that U.S. security is “currently being threatened at our borders,” and that leaders “are currently threatening our borders.” would also want to spend the money on Ukraine's borders.” Once again, that is just the opposite and is insane. ”
But the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination has also been heard by House Speaker Mike Johnson. Johnson said on Fox this week that he speaks with Trump “frequently” about the crisis at the southern border and that Trump was “not wrong” in telling Congress to reject an inadequate deal. Ta.
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“President Trump is not wrong,” Johnson told Fox News host Laura Ingraham this week. “He and I talk about this quite often. I talked to him about the same topic the day before last.”
Meanwhile, some conservatives in the Senate remain skeptical about the so-called border deal, which is still unwritten.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) wrote in a post on Details remain hidden.” Secretly. ”
But Lee agreed with Trump, saying, “But as long as we know very little, no Republican should support it. This is crazy.”
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) echoed similar sentiments in an interview with FOX News Digital. He said Biden didn't need “all these policy changes” because the border “was secure under the Trump administration.” It's a matter of enforcement, he argued.
“The border was secure under the Trump administration. There was no need for policy changes. I haven't seen the text of the bill, but there are some things that would be nice to have, but the border is not going to be secure this year.” ” Scott said.
The bill would need about 10 Republican votes to pass in the Senate.
