It would appear the bipartisan coalition advancing the disastrous border deal might be collapsing within 24 hours of the bill’s text being released.
That appears to be the implication of comments made Monday evening by Sen. James Lankford, one of the Republicans who worked on the deal and defended it both before and after the full text was released. Lankford had doubled-down on the bill earlier on Monday, attacking those who were critical of the bill, particularly those questioning the “5,000” number in the bill.
But the Senator’s confidence in the bill’s future appears to be waning.
Lankford says he anticipates supplemental won’t pass Wednesday !
— Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) February 6, 2024
In a media scrum Monday evening, Lankford suddenly seemed unsure if he would…