Johnson Refused To Negotiate On Senate Border Bill

Raw Story reports:

House Speaker Mike Johnson spoke to “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker on Sunday, claiming he was being left out of all of the negotiations between the Democrats and Republicans over the border and military funding bills.

CNN’s Capitol reporter Manu Raju posted on the social media site “X” that Republican Sen. James Lankford (OK) was “invited to participate in the Senate talks but ultimately declined.”

It was revealed in the past few weeks that Donald Trump has asked Republicans not to pass a border or immigration bill because he doesn’t want President Joe Biden to have any successful legislation.

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As details of the bi-partisan border bill are released by the Senate tonight, GOP Senator Lankford revealed that Speaker Johnson refused to participate in the talks and that the border would’ve been closed for the past 4 months if this had been in place. https://t.co/wWxzNPzNO2

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) February 5, 2024

GOP Sen. James Lankford told me that Speaker Johnson was invited to participate in the Senate talks but ultimately declined because, he said, the House had already approved its own border security bill.

Johnson has been increasingly critical of the Senate talks and has suggested…

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) February 4, 2024