The border was supposed to be Donald Trump’s issue, but President Biden went to the border and outsmarted him.
What did Biden say at the border?
Biden said:
This bill was on its way to passing the U.S. Senate and was derailed by partisan politics. The United States Senate must reconsider this bill, and senators who oppose it must put politics aside and pass it on its merits, not based on whether it will benefit one party or the other. The question is whether it will benefit the American people. What we deserve. The Speaker of the House must introduce this bill because if I introduced it without restrictions, it would pass. Majorities of Democrats and Republicans in both chambers would support this legislation until someone comes along and says: Don’t do it. . It will benefit the incumbent. It’s a great way to do business in America for such a serious problem. We must act.
It’s time for the speaker and some of my Republican friends in Congress who are blocking this bill to show some backbone by passing a bipartisan border bill, remember conservatives
leaders supported this border security bill.
Let’s remember who we work for, for God’s sake. We work for the American people. I would like to end with this. I understand my predecessor is in Eagle Pass today. So here’s what I would say to Trump instead of playing politics this year, instead of telling members of Congress to block this legislation, join me or I’ll join you in telling Congress to pass this bipartisan border security bill. We can do this together, you know, and I know it’s the toughest, most efficient, most effective border security bill this country has ever seen. So instead of playing politics with the issue, why do we get together and get it done unless you remember who the hell we’re working for? We work for the American people.
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Video:
Biden tells Mike Johnson and Republicans in Congress to show some backbone: “It’s time for the speaker and some of my Republican friends in Congress to be stuck on this bill to show some backbone and pass a bipartisan border bill.” pic.twitter.com/rGmIq38Tgn
– Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) February 29, 2024
Biden beats Trump on his own issue
While Trump lied and screamed in Eagle Pass about migrants wanting to kill us all, President Biden delivered the message that a majority of voters want to hear. Biden argued that Democrats and Republicans should work together to get the results done.
President Biden went to the border and beat Trump on his own issue by arguing that both sides can fix the border, but Donald Trump is in the way.
The central issue of Trump’s campaign has become a blockbuster moment for Biden.
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