Republican torches MAGA 'fantasy' border plan he says is 'never going to happen'
House Republicans are chasing a "fantasy" border control policy that will never become a reality, even if former President Donald Trump gets reelected, Republican insider Brendan Buck told MSNBC's Chris Jansing on Monday.
"There is this fantasy among a lot of Republicans that there will be some day when the stars will align and you can have the perfect Republican super-conservative policy on the border," Buck continued. "That is never going to happen."
A weeks-long deliberation in the Senate has produced a bipartisan but relatively conservative border deal that would require mandatory border shutdowns, new asylum restrictions, and expedited removal in exchange for some new due process protections for migrants and an expansion of green cards.
But former President Donald Trump has convinced House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and the rest of House GOP leadership to vow it won't ever get a hearing if it passes the Senate.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters he worked closely with Leader Mitch McConnell, spurring frustration from other Republicans said Jansing.
"In response, Republican Sen. Josh Hawley tweeted 'That's the problem,'" Jansing noted. "What does it say that this level of collaboration is actually reason for the deal to be off the table for some members?"
"It's why nothing ever gets fixed," said Buck. "In our system of government, you need bipartisan cooperation. We have divided government."
Buck argued that even during the Trump era, when Republicans had "complete government control," all they managed to accomplish was a 35-day government shutdown.
"Donald Trump got nothing out of it," Buck said. "The only way it's going to happen is in a bipartisan way, but when bipartisanship is a four-letter word, you understand why we've gone 35 years without any type of resolution."
Buck believes the Republicans' fears are less about immigration and more about polling.
"You have too many members of the House and Senate who are terrified of a primary," he added. "They are unwilling to do anything that would require a little courage on a policy front."
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