Speaker Mike Johnson claimed that Republicans had been lower out of the negotiations on the border invoice, however Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) stated Johnson was invited however refused.
Did Mike Johnson Lie About The Border Invoice?
Johnson tried to color the Home as being at the hours of darkness concerning the border invoice negotiations on Meet The Press, “Well, you’re addressing some of the rumors about what are in this text. It’s been negotiated behind closed doors by a small handful of persons, and even most of the members of the Senate don’t know what’s in it.”
Nevertheless, CNN’s Manu Raju reported, “One other note here, Johnson has complained, including today, that the House was essentially shut out of these negotiations. Lankford told me that the senators actually offered Mike Johnson the ability to sit down for the negotiations. Johnson said the House has already spoken, referring to that same bill, HR 2. And Johnson was loosely briefed, according to Lankford, over the course of several months.”
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Sen. James Lankford says Senators provided to let Speaker Mike Johnson be part of the negotiations, “Lankford told me that the senators actually offered Mike Johnson the ability to sit down for the negotiations. Johnson said, “The House has already spoken.” pic.twitter.com/Xad2CW41Yg
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) February 5, 2024
Home Republicans might have participated on this course of and helped form a bipartisan landmark invoice that might turn into and ship long-overdue immigration reform to the US. As a substitute, Speaker Johnson selected to play politics and mislead the American individuals about it.
If the border invoice fails, and it’s prone to, it is going to be as a result of Donald Trump and Home Republicans killed it. If Johnson believed that the border invoice was horrible, he wouldn’t must mislead the American individuals about it.
Mike Johnson claims to be a Christian, however he’s simply one other MAGA liar who worships Donald Trump.
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