The Senate has yet to vote on the national security package, but the president is already pinning its demise on his likely 2024 rival.

The bipartisan border deal appears on the verge of combustion, and President Joe Biden on Tuesday placed the blame for that squarely on Donald Trump.

“All indications are this bill won’t even move forward to the Senate floor. Why? A simple reason: Donald Trump. Because Donald Trump thinks it’s bad for him politically,” Biden said in remarks from the State Dining Room.

“He’d rather weaponize this issue than actually solve it. So for the last 24 hours, he’s done nothing, I’m told, but reach out to Republicans in the House and the Senate and threaten them and try to intimidate them to vote against this proposal,” the president said. “And looks like they’re caving.”

  • Lemminary@lemmy.world
    22·
    8 months ago

    I fear that it’ll be plural wanna-be dictators from now on. I feel like Trump admitting to it and having his whole base be ok with it only opens the door for that later on. Someone please say it ain’t so, I’m actually a little worried about Americans.

    • MotoAsh@lemmy.world
      164·
      8 months ago

      Nah, we’re fucked. Democrats CONSTANTLY do this, “oh they need to decide to be good!” thing about Republicans, and they’re proven wrong EVERY time. They are complete brainless morons when it comes to fighting against people who have no interest in respecting rules.