The former president is telling Republicans he "doesn't want Biden to have a victory" in 2024, said a source familiar with the bipartisan negotiations.

The former president is telling Republicans he “doesn’t want Biden to have a victory” in 2024, said a source familiar with the bipartisan negotiations.

Donald Trump on Wednesday privately pressured Senate Republicans to “kill” a bipartisan deal to secure the U.S. border because he doesn’t want President Joe Biden to chalk up a win ahead of the 2024 presidential election, according to a source familiar with the tenuous negotiations on the package.

Trump directly reached out to several GOP senators on Wednesday to tell them to reject any deal, said this source, who requested anonymity to speak freely. The GOP presidential frontrunner also personally reached out to some Senate Republicans over the weekend, the source told HuffPost.

“Trump wants them to kill it because he doesn’t want Biden to have a victory,” said the source. “He told them he will fix the border when he is president… He said he only wants the perfect deal.”

  • tjhart85@kbin.social
    74·
    5 months ago

    I know Repubs don’t actually want a functioning government, but JFC, when half the govt actively, publicly and LOUDLY works against it, it’s no surprise it’s so fucked up.

    • grabyourmotherskeys@lemmy.world
      13·
      5 months ago

      What I think we should all be very concerned about is if they erode institutions, regulations, and the rule of law then they really can go ape (literally) enforcing their insecurities. Forcing women to stay in abusive or unwanted marriages, abortion and birth control restrictions, removing reading material, protecting “different” people from violence? It all goes out the window if they get their way.

    • andrew@lemmy.stuart.funEnglish
      9·
      5 months ago

      I think this is a half truth given events in Texas. They don’t want a functional government unless they control it and it represents their interests. They being the few party elites.

      • RegalPotoo@lemmy.worldEnglish
        15·
        5 months ago

        But that’s the thing - they already hold an incredible amount of power and influence to control how things are run to protect their interests. Abbot is throwing a fit because the federal government stopped him murdering people he doesn’t like. It’s not enough to have power to secure their own position, they also want the power to reduce the position of people they see as inferior