Trump cheers border bill collapse, vows 'deportation operation'

WASHINGTON — White House hopeful Donald Trump on Saturday celebrated the collapse of legislation targeting the migrant crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border, while vowing that, if reelected, he would carry out a massive "deportation operation" on his first day in office.

The death of the bipartisan bill in the U.S. Senate this week highlights the ex-president's iron grip on the Republican Party, as its lawmakers acceded to his desire to deny Biden a win on immigration.