Early on Tuesday, the Senate approved a substantial aid package worth $95.3 billion for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. Surprisingly, this decision was made while most Americans were sleeping.
It is important to note that this vote followed the Senate’s rejection of a compromised “border security” plan, which was essentially an amnesty scheme.
Senator James Lankford received criticism for his role in the negotiations, but Senator Ron Johnson argues that Lankford was merely following orders from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
During an X Livestream session on Monday with Senators Mike Lee and J.D. Vance, as well as Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, Johnson explained how McConnell betrayed the American people regarding border security.
McConnell informed the caucus that he had changed his stance on providing $60 billion solely to Ukraine and insisted on including a border security component due to public opinion.
Johnson disclosed that the GOP conference had devised a strategy and reached a consensus on a stringent plan, which linked Ukraine funding to border security metrics.
The intention was to gain leverage over Joe Biden and Senate Democrats, who were eager to allocate more funds to Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s corrupt country.
However, Johnson then revealed that Lee had informed him about McConnell informing Lankford that the widely supported conference plan was not feasible.
This single revelation completely derailed the covert proposal and eliminated any leverage over the Democratic Party.
“Just a horrible thing to do to Americans who want a secure border,” said Johnson.
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Transcript:
When we entered this thing, McConnell said his top priority was funding for Ukraine. But public opinion and the very strong political rhetoric that we ought to secure our own border before we spend $60 billion to secure Ukraine’s was effective. And so McConnell finally switched and said, ‘OK, we’ve got to let Democrats know that we are serious. We are going to defeat closure on this bill, and we are going to demand that border security is going to be attached to funding for Ukraine.
Then secret negotiations occurred on an issue the public supports Republicans on, and we end up with this monstrosity of a bill. It is an immigration bill. It’s not a border security bill. But during that time frame, we repeatedly talked about making Ukraine funding contingent on border metrics. Just like performance measurements in business, right?
We had it all laid out. We had a proposal. We had a great deal of support in our conference, but what Mike (Lee) pointed out was unbeknownst to us at the time; McConnell told Lankford that that’s not even on the table.
He, on his own, using his own authority without telling the conference even though he knew that the conference supported tying border security or Ukraine funding to actually securing the border, McConnell just took that off the table.
And that moment of leverage we had where we could use Biden’s desire for Ukraine funding to actually force him to use his executive authority to secure the border has been lost, and that is why so many of us are speaking out against McConnell. It was such a breach of his leadership position and such a, just a horrible thing to do to Americans who want a secure border. But that’s where we’re at.
McConnell should have been dumped years ago. He just another fumbling, bumbling member of the swamp like Biden
McConnell needs to be voted out come next election. RHINO
I never liked McConnell and knew he’s a rino when the Traitor would side with the Communist Democrats.
McConnell should be hung in the street as a sign to all Rinos Not to fu*k with We The People and we will not put up with them anymore.
I absolutely hate Communist Democrats and Rinos, but since My President Donald J Trump is winning they’re trying to punish Americans.
They, the Communist Democrats and Rinos should all meet their God Satan very soon.
Sadly Trump endorsed McConnell during his last reelection. Did you know that? What was he thinking?
Yes Adonis, but just about everyone President Trump put into office, stabbed him in the back as well as Americans. Rinos are very good at pretending to be an ally and once hired they turn on him.
President Trump needs to be more careful at picking those whom pretends to be on his side.
The Devil works well for Communist Democrats and Rinos.
I totally agree with you. I voted for Trump twice, and he won twice. Will vote for him again.
Don’t these synagogue of satan purchased demon puppets know that the short life they lead this time around determines where they’ll go next. Such evil.
McConnell needs to be hung in a public square warning all of the rest of the RINO traitors that we’ve had enough of this bs!
I’ve never trusted McConnell anyway. He is from Tennasty a state that has a lack of integrity politically, and he doesn’t seem to stick to any political leaning but quite often is about as commie as the Demonacrats
McConnell needs to retire! He cares too much about getting along with the democrats in the Senate. When he tries to compromise with them, he gives away far more tan he gets in return. His judgement is failing himself and the American people. We might have a democrat politician as have him.
I think McConnel owes somebody something.
Under his present health conditions, McConnell should not be a leader in the Senate. He should resign and if he won’t, then vote him out NOW! He should not be allowed to undercut the other Senators and all of their constituents like this.
Don’t forget that Mitch had 21 other senators that betrayed America. And this is not the first time.
So they say the betrayer from Kentucky is working on his own yet 22 Republican Senators back him. I know that the backstabber from Indiana is on his own.
They will force me to avoid voting Republican.
F#@k McConnell and his RINO traitor’s!
THANK YOU RON ———— FOR ME THAT CORRUPT MITCH NEED OT GO NOW OR B UP FOR TREASON . CANT STAND THE BAST*RD THAT IS NOT WORKING FOR THE PEOPLE AND HE HAS DONE THIS BEFORE. HE IS NO SENATOR LEADER HE IS TREASON IN MY BOOK- REMOVE HIM NO W – HE NO LONGER HAS A DAMN JOB. WHEN HE HAS STABBED US IN THE BACK –SEND HIM AND HIS WIFE BACKING BACK TO CHINA
Worthless , China owned , asswipe , RINO Mitch McConnell is nothing but a DISGEACE !!! McConnell is a cancer to the Conservative Republican Party and the Republicans just need to start ignoring anything he says .