DeSantis Pressures Speaker Johnson To Reject Weak Senate Border Deal

 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday pressured House Speaker Mike Johnson to reject a Senate spending bill that fails to make key changes that would help end President Joe Biden's historic illegal immigration crisis at the southern border. Can do.

DeSantis made the comments during an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, when he was asked about the deal that Senate Democrats and Biden presented to Johnson yesterday, which includes "funding for Ukraine, funding for Taiwan. , included funding for Israel and some minor changes to the border law." ,” Hewitt said.

“Speaker Johnson said no. I want it to be rejected unless a 900-mile border wall is authorized in a way that makes it unavoidable and can be built with existing dollars,” Hewitt said. . “What do you think about the deal that was offered? What do you think Speaker Johnson should say?”

The Republican presidential nominee responded, "Yeah, it should be dead on arrival." “There is an unprecedented crisis at our border, where more than eight million people have crossed illegally from around the world, including from enemy nations with hostile populations. And yet Biden is basically just giving it the green light. When they have asked for money in the past, it was not to stop illegal immigration. This has been done to crack down on more illegal people. And now we're in a situation where New York City is closing a school, sending kids home so they can order it to house illegal aliens? this is madness. “And of course, it has made us vulnerable to terrorist attacks.”

DeSantis said Republicans should push to resolve the border crisis with this package, including funding the border wall and cleaning up existing language in the immigration law that accused Biden of "abusing his power" and worsening the immigration crisis. Allowed to come forward.

“The public is with the Republicans on this. This is a Biden issue,” DeSantis said. “Of all the issues he is handling, and most of which he is unpopular with, this is the worst. He has the worst ratings of any president on immigration and the border. You guys can win this battle. Just stay strong.”