Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) argued that Republicans shouldn’t reach a deal with President Joe Biden on the border, claiming he’s only using the deal to improve his own political position.
Speaking with CNN, Nehls argued that Biden is only showing concern for the border due to his low approval numbers.
“Do you believe if Joe Biden’s approval rate was at 53%, we would even be talking about the border?” he asked CNN’s Manu Raju. “We wouldn’t be talking about the southern border. But he has to do something because he’s hemorrhaging, he’s bleeding. … So what he’s going to try to do is try to come up with some border security plan, bipartisan through the Senate that is nothing but hogwash.”
GOP Rep. Troy Nehls says backing a Senate border deal now would help Joe Biden’s approval ratings.
“Why would we do anything right now to help him with that 33 percent?” pic.twitter.com/irt8VJ7Urh
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) February 1, 2024
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The derelict state of the border has fed heavily into criticisms of Biden and may lead to the first impeachment of a Cabinet official in nearly 150 years, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
Biden’s camp has claimed that the border crisis is due to Republicans not negotiating in good faith, arguing that they are purposefully exacerbating the crisis to make Biden look bad in an election year.