Trump Privately Pressuring GOP Senators To ‘Kill’ Border Deal To Deny Biden A Win ( www.huffpost.com )

The former president is telling Republicans he "doesn't want Biden to have a victory" in 2024, said a source familiar with the bipartisan negotiations.

Donald Trump on Wednesday privately pressured Senate Republicans to “kill” a bipartisan deal to secure the U.S. border because he doesn’t want President Joe Biden to chalk up a win ahead of the 2024 presidential election, according to a source familiar with the tenuous negotiations on the package.

Trump directly reached out to several GOP senators on Wednesday to tell them to reject any deal, said this source, who requested anonymity to speak freely. The GOP presidential frontrunner also personally reached out to some Senate Republicans over the weekend, the source told HuffPost.

“Trump wants them to kill it because he doesn’t want Biden to have a victory,” said the source. “He told them he will fix the border when he is president… He said he only wants the perfect deal.”

HollandJim ,

Next, he’ll try running guns for hostages to defeat the Democrats.

Tristaniopsis ,

Way to really care about the country Donnie. Reeeeeaaallly great.

LemmyKnowsBest ,

He sure looks odd

Fedizen ,

Nixon and Reagan both sabotaged deals to get elected. Now we're seeing it play out as an even stupider farce.

Decoy321 ,

I know about Reagan's "October Surprise" deal, but I'm unfamiliar with Nixon's. Would you please tell me what to look into?

Fedizen ,

He undermined a vietnam war ceasefire negotiation if I recall.

chicagohuman ,

Yeah, and that was why the Watergate break-in happened. He was worried that the opposition knew about it

Decoy321 ,

Thanks

ghostdoggtv ,

This is what happens when traitors escape consequences.

IMongoose ,

GOP congressmen were literally complaining about not having any accomplishments to show during this term, and their strategy is to keep doing nothing? Awesome plan dudes, keep it up.

dragonflyteaparty ,

What would they have to complain about if they fixed the stuff they complain about?

z3rOR0ne ,
@z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml avatar

Total aside, but Trump is looking thin and more stressed than usual in this pic. Most presidents start to grey in the hair and age faster during their terms, but I always felt Trump looked the same (probably cuz he was unfazed by the stresses of being president cuz he simply didn't give a shit), but here...it lools like he's finally starting to show the pressure on his face. Good.

Rapidcreek ,

Then Democrats will get to say they made huge concessions on parole and asylum during these talks, and Trump tanked it. That’s a much better space politically than they were in just before these Senate talks began. But, it doesn't matter since the voters will be set early and won't remember that Trump owns the problem.

dragonflyteaparty ,

You're right, they won't remember. People have already forgotten how much Republicans refuse every single thing Biden has tried to do and act like Biden didn't even try at all. These people also ignore what he didn't accomplish and down vote me when I bring it up.

Szymon ,

So 5-10 years ago, this would be political suicide and the rhetoric was never this violent and polarized.

I worry where we will be in the next 5-10 years if this trend continues.

Telorand ,

We're going to be fighting Fascism at least until Trump is too old or senile to keep going. He has a death grip on the party, but at least nobody else thus far can take up his mantle.

Zehzin ,
@Zehzin@lemmy.world avatar

The bitch of fascism is always in heat. When he croaks it his supporters won't suddenly turn into rational people, another piece of shit will pick up the torch.

Telorand ,

They'll certainly try, but the movement won't be the same. They want Trump, not somebody else.

JustZ ,
@JustZ@lemmy.world avatar

They are fragile people. If that dude shits his pants on television their entire identity immediately falls apart.

Come to think of it, check him for diapers.

cowfodder ,

Straight out of the Nixon playbook.

modifier ,

In all but the particulars this is the Nixon/Humphrey election.

Swap out Vietnam for border

Swap out the eve of the election for a year before the election

Swap out an evil pseudo-intellectual for an evil fucking idiot

IHeartBadCode ,
@IHeartBadCode@kbin.social avatar

Reach a compromise solution that helps the situation and the public at large. 😤

Say fuck it all, it's all about me and my run for President. 😉

Nommer ,

Holy shit what a child. This is literally what children do.

jordanlund Mod ,
@jordanlund@lemmy.world avatar

Here I was all ready to pull up my old man pants and go "Like Reagan?" with links to the October Surprise bullshit and y'all beat me to it.

Y'all make me proud today!

(ties onion to belt)

aew360 ,

I fucking hate Trump so much dude

youngGoku ,

Same. I can't even watch home alone anymore. Literally hate that movie now, he ruined it.

ME5SENGER_24 ,

Pulling more shit out of the Reagan handbook.

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