Democratic lawmakers are looking to flip the script on their Republican colleagues over the topic of the southern border as GOP politicians face an increasingly steep battle to pass a new border security bill.

With a Democratic-controlled White House and Senate and a razor-thin Republican majority in the House, the only bills expected to make it through the process and become law are those that have bipartisan appeal. And as Republicans get distracted by intraparty feuding, Democrats are looking to increase their own standing on the border among voters.

Here are a few ways Democrats are moving to point the finger at Republicans over the border.

Supporting bipartisan Senate border deal

Despite the difficulties of navigating such a divided government, a significant faction on the Right believes a watered-down version of the House Republicans’ preferred border bill, House Resolution 2, is a nonstarter. And this is exactly how some hard-line conservative lawmakers view the negotiated border deal coming out of the Senate.

Now, some Democrats are challenging their Republican colleagues, suggesting they don’t want to get security measures passed.

Accusing GOP of waiting for Trump to pass border bill

After former President Donald Trump sounded off on the bill being negotiated by bipartisan senators, telling Republicans not to support anything less than everything they want, Trump-aligned lawmakers are souring on the deal.

At the same time, reports have emerged that Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign was planning on highlighting the southern border in his November election bid. Democrats quickly linked to the two events, accusing some of their Republican colleagues of opposing a bipartisan deal to avoid giving President Joe Biden any border accomplishments to run on and allowing Trump to get the credit if he is elected back into office.

Crashing GOP border event in swing district

In an attempt to take on the border topic himself and not cede it to Republicans, former New York Rep. Tom Suozzi showed up outside his Republican opponent’s event at city immigrant shelters, taking Mazi Pilip on over the immigrant crisis.

“I know that you were just here for a press conference. My opponent in this race, she will not do debates with me,” Suozzi said outside of the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, which is an acting shelter for immigrants.

“I thought it was important to come here and rebut some of the things that she brought up directly — and talk about this immigration crisis that is affecting so many families,” he added.

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Pointing out Republican feuding

As more Republicans come out against the border deal, aligning with Trump’s sentiment, Democrats are pointing out the divisions within the opposing party.