Senator James Lankford, a Republican from Oklahoma, defended a bipartisan border deal amid GOP criticism, stating that false information was being spread about the bill. Lankford accused a popular commentator of threatening to destroy him if he attempted to solve the border crisis during a presidential year. Former President Trump criticized the border bill, calling it 'very bad' for Lankford's career. Lankford's office released a statement in response to the backlash on the border bill, with Lankford asserting that the bill would help secure the border. The senator also accused Trump of sabotaging the bipartisan border bill. Lankford expressed frustration with the intentional spread of false information and emphasized the need for people to read the bill for themselves instead of relying on online sources. He also suggested that a chaotic border was helpful to Trump's interests.
Republican senator: a popular commentator told me that if I solve the border crisis during an election year I will do whatever it takes to destroy you. Amazing if true! I think @SenatorLankford has an obligation to tell us who this is. https://t.co/AGuEHF9h6X
Unnamed GOP media figure told Lankford “If you try to move a bill that solves the border crisis during this presidential year, I will do whatever I can to destroy you.” Trump also threatened Lankford for successfully negotiating a right wing border bill. https://t.co/d8ZvA4IEzu
SEN. LANKFORD: “I had a popular commentator that told me flat out…if you try to move a bill that solves the border crisis during this presidential year, I will do whatever I can to destroy you because I do not want you to solve this during the Presidential election.” https://t.co/ejO70UYwtS
Senator James Lankford, co-author of the border bill: “I had a popular commentator that told me flat out, if you try to move a bill that solves the border crisis during this presidential year, I will do whatever I can to destroy you. Because I do not want you to solve this during… https://t.co/yVDQdS5bFL
GOP Sen. Lankford: A top Republican told me that if I try to move a bill that solves the border crisis during this election year, he will do whatever he can to destroy me. He said, ‘I do not want you to solve this during the presidential election’ https://t.co/TsTBRQOu9Q
“I had a popular commentator four weeks ago that I talked to that told me … 'If you try to move a bill that solves the border crisis during this presidential year, I will do whatever I can to destroy you.'” — Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) condemns pushback to Senate border bill https://t.co/bRzoNTgyGi
Holy sh*t. Sen. Lankford just said on the Senate floor: “I had a popular commentator who told me, if you try to move a bill that solves the border crisis during this presidential year, I will…destroy you. Because I do not want you to solve this during the presidential election.”
If you are a popular commentator who told James Lankford, flat out, that if he tries to move a bill that solves the border crisis during this presidential year, you will do whatever you can to destroy him, I'd love to hear from you. [email protected]
Lankford plays victim: "I had a popular commentator that told me flat out, if you try to move a bill that solves the border crisis during this presidential year, I will do whatever I can to destroy you." https://t.co/bcCAd7Np0K
Lankford: I had a popular commentator that told me flat out, if you try to move a bill that solves the border crisis during this presidential year, I will do whatever I can to destroy you. Because I do not want you to solve this during the presidential election. https://t.co/axg08BeCiG
Lankford is going ham in this floor speech, says a "popular commentator" told him he would "destroy" him if he tried to solve the border crisis during a presidential year.
GOP Sen. Lankford says Trump is lying and the bipartisan border bill he’s sabotaging would actually help secure the border https://t.co/s8DzhdH9os
BREAKING: Senator Lankford's office releases statement after backlash on border bill. https://t.co/nyRVZeaMjr
Former President Trump says border bill is "very bad" for Sen. James Lankford’s career. https://t.co/YDQ6yIhGWe https://t.co/UwKgRUELDq
Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), when asked by @jaketapper why he thinks Trump is going after him: “I don’t know, obviously, other than he has a different job than I have right now. ... And so, he’s trying to be able to manage that, and obviously a chaotic border is helpful to him.” https://t.co/WQGt2opr3L
Just spoke with Sen. James Lankford about the GOP opposition to his border deal. “I'm frustrated when people put out intentionally false information. I expect more. There are policy disagreements on that, I get that,” he said. “If people think that politics are wrong, and now…
GOP Senator Lankford responds to border deal critics: "Read it for yourselves, don't just believe what's online. Are we, as Republicans, going to have press conferences and complain the border is bad and then intentionally leave it open?" https://t.co/pW5OeJdihi
Sen. James Lankford defends border bill amid GOP criticism: "Don’t just go off of Facebook" https://t.co/KHUew02Bc6 https://t.co/FQOGoxdJ4S