{"id":2168213,"date":"2024-02-05T14:13:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T19:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/on-cnn-nikki-haley-regurgitates-mcconnells-but-trump-talking-points-on-border-invasion-bill\/"},"modified":"2024-02-05T14:19:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T19:19:03","slug":"on-cnn-nikki-haley-regurgitates-mcconnells-but-trump-talking-points-on-border-invasion-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/on-cnn-nikki-haley-regurgitates-mcconnells-but-trump-talking-points-on-border-invasion-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikki Haley echoes McConnell&#8217;s &#8216;But Trump&#8217; stance on border bill on CNN"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fon-cnn-nikki-haley-regurgitates-mcconnells-but-trump-talking-points-on-border-invasion-bill%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2168213&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former South \u200bCarolina Governor \u200band UN \u200cAmbassador Nikki Haley Echoes Proponents of &#8220;Atrocious&#8221; Senate Bill<\/h2>\n<p>Former South\u2062 Carolina governor and United\u200b Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley has yet to explicitly endorse the Senate\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/02\/05\/under-the-senates-atrocious-border-bill-everybody-gets-asylum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201catrocious\u201d<\/a> Ukraine and illegal border invasion bill, but\u2063 that hasn\u2019t stopped\u200b her from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-kamala-harris-keeps-enemies-list-of-journalists-who-dont-appreciate-her-life-experience\/\" title=\"Report: Kamala Harris Keeps Enemies List of Journalists Who Don\u2019t \u2018Appreciate Her Life Experience\u2019\">regurgitating talking points<\/a> from some \u2062of the legislation\u2019s \u200cbiggest proponents.<\/p>\n<p>CNN\u2019s Dana Bash asked Haley during her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/politics\/2024\/02\/04\/nikki-haley-southern-border-crisis-texas-us-immigration-sotu-vpx.cnn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cState of the Union\u201d<\/a> show on Sunday \u2063whether Trump is \u201cplaying politics with the border\u201d for opposing any border deal that doesn\u2019t include <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/4432635-mcconnell-bedeviled-as-trump-gop-move-goalposts-on-border\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cEVERYTHING\u200b needed \u200dto shut down the INVASION of Millions \u200c&#038; Millions of people.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNobody should be playing\u200b politics\u200c with the\u2063 border,\u201d Haley replied. \u200d\u201cFirst\u200c of all, he shouldn\u2019t be\u200b getting involved telling Republicans \u2062that \u2018Wait \u2062until the election, because we \u200ddon\u2019t\u2063 want this \u200bto\u2062 help Biden\u2019 when we can\u2019t wait one more day.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nikki \u200dHaley just went\u200c on \u200dCNN to voice her support for a border deal \u200dthat allows\u2063 millions of illegals to \u2064pour \u2062into the country and gives billions to \u2062Ukraine.\u2064 Instead\u200c of \u200dattacking\u200d Biden, Haley trashes President Trump for getting involved and \u201cplaying politics with the \u2062border\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sI6JA5BXME\">pic.twitter.com\/sI6JA5BXME<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    \u200b   \u2014 \u2064Bad Hombre (@joma_gc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joma_gc\/status\/1754173234788933942?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2024<\/a>\n  <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Haley dodged giving a verdict on the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/02\/05\/democrats-who-gutted-border-security-tout-senate-bill-codifying-mass-illegal-immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Democrat bill<\/a> that would send billions more\u200c U.S. tax \u200ddollars to Ukraine while allowing \u200dmillions to\u200d keep illegally crossing the U.S.\u2064 border. Instead, she claimed Trump \u200bwas \u201cabsolutely playing politics by telling\u2063 them\u2063 not \u2064to \u200cdo anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not a time \u2064to play politics.\u2063 What \u2062I do think is \u200bthey\u200c need to get \u200dsomething out,\u201d Haley said.<\/p>\n<p>Haley\u2019s spokeswoman did not respond to The Federalist\u2019s question about whether Haley supports\u200d or opposes the Senate\u2019s \u200clatest bill sending tax dollars to Ukraine and codifying\u200b mass illegal \u200cimmigration.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b presidential candidate\u2019s comments, however,\u200d almost word-for-word echo the \u201cbut Trump\u201d excuses\u2063 wielded by\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/andrewdesiderio\/status\/1754296895881564322?s=46&#038;t=-seKhO7SkgawSK_V6kDq-w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the legislation\u2019s key negotiator and proponent<\/a>, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who tried to do damage control on the legislation before it was even \u200cintroduced. Her suggestion that\u200d current \u201casylum laws are not strong enough\u201d also mirrors \u200bthe establishment GOP\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenatorLankford\/status\/1752860260417573365?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">arguments<\/a> in favor of passing the Democrat legislation.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-foreign-affairs-to-question-state-department-on-iran-envoy-suspension-this-week-report\/\" title=\"House Foreign Affairs Committee will question the State Department regarding the suspension of Iran envoy this week, according to a report.\">closed-door\u200c meeting<\/a> before the text of the bill was released, McConnell\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/01\/25\/mitch-mcconnell-tried-to-bait-and-switch-americans-on-behalf-of-ukraine-and-biden-its-not-trumps-fault-he-failed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blamed Trump<\/a> for senators\u2019 failure \u200cto curry favor on the \u200bUkraine\/open border legislative package. He suggested that Trump\u2019s opposition to any bill that doesn\u2019t shut\u2063 down the border immediately would be the package\u2019s downfall.<\/p>\n<p>Outgoing Sen. Mitt Romney\u200b was more than \u200chappy to go on \u200dthe record to join McConnell\u2019s elbowing of the former leader \u2062of the Republican party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that he would \u200ccommunicate to Republican senators and congresspeople that he doesn\u2019t want \u2063us to \u200dsolve the\u2063 border problem because he wants to \u200dblame Biden for it \u200dis really appalling,\u201d Romney <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/4429211-romney-trump-border-bill-biden\/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CI%20think%20the%20border%20is,for%20it%20is%20really%20appalling.%E2%80%9D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cBut the reality is that \u2062we\u200b have a\u2063 crisis at the border, the\u2064 American \u2062people are suffering \u2062as a result \u200bof what\u2019s happening at the border,\u2064 and someone running for\u2063 president ought to try to get the problem\u200b solved \u200das opposed to saying, \u2018Hey, save that \u2064problem. Don\u2019t solve it. Let me take credit\u2064 for solving it \u2063later.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McConnell and Romney\u2019s complaints were also \u200dechoed by several \u2062Democrats and\u2062 their allies in the corporate media who are pushing for\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepDanBishop\/status\/1754300651595518069?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cAmerican Last, Ukraine First\u201d<\/a> policies to \u2063pass Congress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am hopeful that we will still have enough Republicans in the Senate who want \u2063to \u2064fix the problem at\u200c the border, rather than just do Donald \u200cTrump\u2019s bidding, but\u200d we will see over the next 24 to 48\u200b hours whether that\u2019s true,\u201d\u200b bill author \u2062Sen. Chris Murphy, who admitted \u200cthat \u200bunder this legislation, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rachelbovard\/status\/1754315083059015917?s=46&#038;t=-seKhO7SkgawSK_V6kDq-w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cthe border never \u2064closes.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Haley\u2019s\u2064 copycat talking points \u200bdid not\u200b stop\u2063 with the establishment GOP. She also repeated President Joe Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/01\/30\/biden-has-the-power-to-end-the-border-crisis-without-congress-he-just-doesnt-want-to\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">false claim<\/a> \u200bthat\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2024\/02\/04\/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-bipartisan-senate-national-security-agreement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">he alone\u200d could not \u2064stop\u200b the border crisis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hear some Republicans saying, \u2018Oh, but we don\u2019t need a\u2062 law at all,\u2062 because\u2063 Biden could do this already.\u2019 Well,\u2062 there\u2019s some truth to that\u200c and then some of that is false,\u201d Haley said.<\/p>\n<p>Voters\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4422273-immigration-overtakes-inflation-top-voter-concern-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">top concern<\/a> \u200cheading into the 2024 election is the lawlessness at\u2064 the southern border, \u2064which is why\u200c Democrats\u2019 and some Republicans\u2019 insistence on rubberstamping legislation that allows for mass illegal immigration faces so much scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis Bill is a great gift to the Democrats, and a Death Wish \u200cfor The Republican Party. It takes the HORRIBLE JOB the Democrats have done on Immigration and the Border, absolves them, and puts it all squarely on the shoulders of Republicans,\u201d Trump\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4448556-trump-calls-border-bill-a-death-wish-for-republican-party-dont-be-stupid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a> \u2062 on \u200bTruth \u200dSocial \u200con Monday. \u201cDon\u2019t\u200b be STUPID!!! \u200cWe need a separate Border and Immigration\u200b bill. It should not be tied to \u2063foreign \u2064aid in any way, shape or form!\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Jordan Boyd\u2064 is a staff writer at The Federalist \u200band co-producer of The Federalist Radio Hour. Her work has also been featured in The Daily \u2063Wire,\u200c Fox News, and RealClearPolitics. Jordan graduated from Baylor University\u200b where she majored in political \u200bscience and minored in \u2062journalism. Follow her on\u2063 Twitter \u200b@jordanboydtx.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What is the\u200d main argument made by Joe Biden in defense of the Ukraine border bill?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  .com\/2024\/02\/03\/joe-biden-defends-ukraine-border-bill\/&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; rel=&#8221;noreferrer noopener&#8221;>defense<\/a> \u200bof the bill, claiming \u2063that it is necessary to provide aid to Ukraine and address the border crisis \u200csimultaneously.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we\u200b can have a bill that \u200cdoes both,\u201d Haley said. \u201cI don\u2019t know why it\u2019s an either-or.\u2063  We can do both.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite her attempts to equivocate, Haley\u2019s echoes of the\u2064 bill\u2019s \u2063proponents speak volumes. By refusing to take \u2064a firm stance on the legislation, she is effectively endorsing its provisions, including sending billions of \u2062taxpayer dollars to Ukraine and perpetuating mass illegal immigration across the southern border.<\/p>\n<p>This position aligns Haley with the \u200destablishment\u200c Republicans who are more interested in playing\u200d politics and protecting their own\u2062 interests than in upholding\u200b the rule of law\u200b and protecting American citizens. It is evident that Haley is more concerned with distancing\u200b herself from President Trump and appealing to the mainstream media than she is\u200d with advocating for the interests of the American people.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Haley\u2019s assertion that current asylum laws are not strong enough is a flawed argument. It is not the strength\u200b of the laws \u2062that is the issue,\u200c but rather their enforcement. The Biden\u200b administration\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-alien-biden-admin-freed-into-us-charged-with-killing-11-year-old-boy\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Releases Illegal Alien, Charged with Killing 11-Year-Old\">lax immigration\u2062 policies<\/a> and lack of enforcement at the border are what have led to the current crisis, not the shortcomings\u2064 of the existing laws.<\/p>\n<p>By aligning herself with the establishment GOP and repeating their talking points, Haley is demonstrating a fundamental misunderstanding of the concerns\u2063 of conservative voters. The American people are tired of the empty promises and political gamesmanship of the Washington\u2064 elites. They want leaders\u2062 who will prioritize their needs and interests, not \u2063those \u200dof foreign countries or\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-gov-hopefuls-side-with-union-in-fight-over-virginia-school-closures\/\" title=\"Dem Gov Hopefuls Side With Union in Fight Over Virginia School Closures\">special interest groups<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It is disappointing \u200dto see a former governor and ambassador like Nikki Haley fall into the same \u2062trap of playing politics and\u2063 putting her own ambitions ahead of \u200bthe well-being of the American people. If she truly wants to be a leader and \u200dadvocate for conservative values, she should reject the Senate\u2019s \u201catrocious\u201d bill and instead focus on meaningful solutions that\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-prioritize-border-security-amid-dem-amnesty-push\/\" title=\"GOP prioritize border security amid Dem amnesty push\">prioritize border security<\/a> and enforcement of immigration laws.<\/p>\n<p>The American people deserve leaders who will put their interests first and work towards real \u200bsolutions, not politicians who echo the \u200ctalking points of the establishment\u2062 and prioritize their own ambitions. It is time for Nikki Haley to choose where \u200cshe stands: with the American people or with the political elites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former South Carolina governor and UN Ambassador Nikki Haley has refrained from endorsing the Senate&#8217;s &#8220;atrocious&#8221; Ukraine and illegal border invasion bill. However, she continues to echo the viewpoints of its main supporters. 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