Former President Donald Trump unveiled a new strategy to tank a bipartisan Senate deal on immigration.
House speaker Mike Johnson privately told GOP lawmakers the legislation has "no way forward," according to Congressional members who attended the closed-door meeting, and Trump has called on Republicans to kill the deal while raging against chaos at the border during his campaign against President Joe Biden.
"The illegal Aliens that are pouring into our Country are taking over our cities and attacking our police," Trump posted on Truth Social. "They are forming gangs, and they are tough. Close the Border, you do not need a ridiculous Border Bill that will allow 5000 people into our Country a day."
Trump then suggested some new messaging to make the deal unpalatable to lawmakers.
"Call it the 'Stupid Bill' and make sure it doesn’t get passed," Trump said. "It will make things MUCH WORSE. CLOSE THE SOUTHERN BORDER, NO BILL NECESSARY!!!"
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