by Frieda Powers at Business & Politics
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz delivered a scathing rebuke of President Joe Biden and Democrats over the open border policies that have let in millions of illegal migrants.
But the Texas Republican scorched fellow Republicans as well, whom he compared to “Charlie Brown with Lucy and the football,” as he tore apart the “stinking pile of crap bill” that GOP leadership is conspiring with Democrats to fund Ukraine and address border security.
In a press conference Wednesday, Cruz was joined by Republican Sens. Rick Scott (Fla.), Mike Lee (Utah), Ron Johnson (Wis.), Eric Schmitt (Mo.), Roger Marshall (Kan.) and Mike Braun (Ind.) as they expressed opposition to the bipartisan bill.
If Democrats cared about fixing the border, they would have already fixed it.
It’s been three years of death, destruction, drug overdoses, and crime in America.
They do not care. pic.twitter.com/Cks15Hkjqs
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) January 24, 2024
“It’s not that they’re bad at negotiating. It’s that they want this outcome and this outcome is terrible for the American people,” an angry Cruz said, holding Republican leaders, namely Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell accountable…
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