Trump gloated after sinking border security bill

Editor:

Fact – February, 2024: Within just 48 hours after the release of a long-awaited bi-partisan immigration bill (written in part by Oklahoma Conservative and Republican Senator, James Lankford) – Senate Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (who had previously endorsed and heavily promoted the bill), knifed the deal at the bequest of Donald Trump and left it for dead.

Trump even bragged about killing the border security package, saying, “I think we killed it. I think it’s dead!”

The truth is that the “bad” border bill (according to Trump) was actually quite good. Although not perfect, the bill posed a substantial improvement for border security almost immediately. It was not bad for those looking to stop the flow of illegal drugs. It was not bad for those working to solve the asylum problem. It was not bad for the border patrol, since it included many more officers and enhanced security.

In my opinion, it’s reassuring to believe that had the immigration bill not been personally sabotaged strictly for political gain by Donald Trump, Congresswoman Tenney (like many Republicans who actually do care about border security) might have supported it. I find it incredibly sad that solely because of Donald Trump, she was denied the opportunity to fully demonstrate her obvious commitment in this area.

Even so, thanks to her letter, I can sleep better knowing she’s truly sincere and has NY’s back when it comes to protecting our borders and is not just another opportunistic, hypocritical GOP hack.

Tom Graham

Rochester