It Looks Like McConnell's Frustration With House Republicans Boiled Over

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appears to be at a breaking point with House Republicans, as he told Speaker Mike Johnson that the Ukraine goodie bag is the “only game in town” and he should pass it post-haste. The GOP Senate leader reportedly reached out to Democrats in the lower chamber to pass their Ukraine package in separate votes—that request was denied. It’s McConnell’s scoffing at border security that will surely make him less popular with the base than he already is right now:

The initial deal was also a joke: $117 billion for border security, though the lion’s share of that package was devoted to Ukraine aid. Of course, there was an uproar from the GOP. This proposal was a three-month negotiation, which Mitch had to have known would collapse. It was a horrible ploy to satisfy conservatives, a poorly executed con to give the impression of being serious about border security when it wasn’t.  

Also, spending around $20 billion on controlling the southern border is insufficient. When you factor in the government-funded immigration lawyers...Read more and see Xs here.