GOP senators seethe as Trump blows up delicate immigration compromise

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Senior Senate Republicans are furious that Donald Trump may have killed an emerging bipartisan deal over the southern border, depriving them of a key legislative achievement on a pressing national priority and offering a preview of what’s to come with Trump as their likely presidential nominee.

In recent weeks, Trump has been lobbying Republicans both in private conversations and in public statements on social media to oppose the border compromise being delicately hashed out in the Senate, according to GOP sources familiar with the conversations – in part because he wants to campaign on the issue this November and doesn’t want President Joe Biden to score a victory in an area where he is politically vulnerable.

Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell acknowledged in a private meeting on Wednesday that Trump’s animosity toward the yet-to-be-released border deal puts Republicans in a serious bind as they try to move forward on the already complex issue. For weeks, Republicans have been warning that Trump’s opposition could blow up the bipartisan proposal, but the admission from McConnell was particularly striking, given he has been a chief advocate for a border-Ukraine package.

Now, Republicans on Capitol Hill are grappling with the reality that most in the GOP are loathe to do anything that is seen as potentially undermining the former president. And the prospects of a deal being scuttled before it has even been finalized has sparked tensions and confusion in the Senate GOP as they try to figure out if, and how, to proceed – even as McConnell made clear during party lunches Thursday that he remains firmly behind the effort to strike a deal, according to attendees.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/gop-senators-seethe-trump-blows-175044396.html

Then they need to put their big boy pants on and tell Trump to go fuck himself.

[honest.abe]

1. Disturbning that Trump still has many of them by the short hairs.

[Wounded Bear]

2. trump didn't blow this up, they did...

[Leghorn21]

6. ++++++++++++ fuckn A right they did, WB

YEP

[Deuxcents]

9. Agree. They can seethe all they want to but they don't actually do anything to put a stop to it

Tfg is barking orders and they cower and obey. The seethers need to speak up and do something..be statesmen/women

[ShazzieB]

14. Certain Republican senators are speaking up and making their displeasure very clear.

The problem is that there are so many others who are afraid to go against Trump's wishes. There's only so much they can do when so many on their side put Trump's wishes above everything else.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Damn right, they should do that. That would be a beautiful sight! nt

[Grasswire2]

4. Honestly, I don't think he can.

F*ck himself, that is.

[Midnight Writer]

5. Put it to a vote.

If they want to "blow up the deal", then make sure their fingerprints are on it.

[dalton99a]

7. Cowardly sacks of shit can't wait to be Trump's doormat

[ShazzieB]

12. Which ones?

Certainly not Mitt Romney. He can't stand Trump, and these days he doesn't even try to hide it!

[FloridaBlues]

8. Keep showing how republicans can do anything spot light this and

Put the blame on them repeatedly you will than see more dems get elected and control more senators keep bringing it up in the house and they loose the house also. Every day bring it up voters will take the hint and we got more majority.
2 can play the game. This HAS to de done on a full court press. It a start

[bluestarone]

10. Somewhat confused here

Dpon't we have the votes WITHOUT them? Sounds like Romney is a yes vote?

[MOMFUDSKI]

11. They have all joined the cult.

He is directing them from the outside. OR he has some really good stuff on most of them. Not surprising.

[spanone]

13. 99% of them fuckers will still vote for him....you betcha

[SouthernDem4ever]

15. That's what spineless bastards do.

Bend over for their wannabe dicktator.

[JT45242]

16. Need 9 rethug senators to be adults to get by the filibuster...

Of course, magat mike cod blow it up for wingnuts in the house. But, only need a handful of honest rethug reps if magat mike let's it come to a vote.

If they put party over country on this I hope the sheeple wake up. Especially the gen z that say both parties are the same.

[Martin Eden]

17. TFG is a criminal assclown

The fact that out of office he commands the Republican Party to abandon important legislation they worked to craft says more about them than about him.

[PufPuf23]

18. What will stop the Trump nonsense is indicting and taking into custody

the members of Congress that are January 6 insurrectionists.

This crap with Abbott and other GOP Governors and National Guard should be treated by federalizing the various State troops before there is a violent incident. These States want an incident.

Tell me I am stupid and this cannot be done and why could not have occurred in a timely fashion.

Failure to address the problem with speed and surety is why the USA as we know it is essentially toast. The best case at this point in time is likely division.

Looks like we are entering a period of cascading environmental and economic collapse and wars.

[Turbineguy]

19. It's called "Making your own bed"

Now they can sleep in it.

Trump is an enemy of the United States.