{"id":2169790,"date":"2024-02-06T20:54:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T01:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/surprised-lankford-left-hanging-by-gop-colleagues-after-border-bill-collapses\/"},"modified":"2024-02-06T20:56:34","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T01:56:34","slug":"surprised-lankford-left-hanging-by-gop-colleagues-after-border-bill-collapses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/surprised-lankford-left-hanging-by-gop-colleagues-after-border-bill-collapses\/","title":{"rendered":"Lankford left hanging by GOP colleagues as border bill fails"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fsurprised-lankford-left-hanging-by-gop-colleagues-after-border-bill-collapses%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=2169790&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>The\u200d Republican Party Rejects Bipartisan Border \u200bSecurity Deal, Leaving \u200bSen. James Lankford in the\u200b Lurch<\/h2>\n<p>The Republican Party&#8217;s complete rejection of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-senate-border-bill-democrat-trap-that-could-end-careers\/\" title=\"Trump labels Senate border bill a 'Democrat trap' with career-ending potential\">bipartisan \u2064border security deal<\/a> has come at a cost\u200c &#8211; \u2064four months of \u200chard work from \u2063one of their\u2062 own.<\/p>\n<p>Sen.\u2063 James Lankford \u200b(R-OK) was the lead negotiator for the GOP on \u2063the agreement, which was abandoned\u200b within days of the legislative text being released. The bill, the result of months of negotiations between a\u2063 bipartisan\u2063 trio of members and\u200c the White House, aimed to \u2063provide assistance for Ukraine, Israel, and\u2062 Taiwan while \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-we-see-calamity-and-chaos-at-the-borders\/\" title=\"Manchin: We See 'Calamity and Chaos at the Borders'\">addressing border security<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Detractors from both sides wasted no time attacking \u200cthe negotiators and the bill&#8217;s contents. House GOP\u200b leadership vowed\u2064 to kill the deal, \u2062and \u2064former President Donald Trump actively lobbied against\u200d it, \u2062exerting his influence over the House Republican Conference.<\/p>\n<p>The bill has also caused tension within the Senate Republican Conference, particularly among hard-line conservatives. Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) have \u2062even called for the ousting\u200d and replacement of current GOP leadership over their support of the bill.<\/p>\n<p>Over \u200b25\u2063 GOP senators, more than half of the conference, announced their opposition to the bill. By Tuesday, it\u2062 was clear that the \u2063legislation would not have enough votes\u2062 to pass the \u200bSenate, \u200cprompting Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to declare\u2064 it dead.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Lankford, who has faced criticism from his own party\u2063 over the bill, expressed surprise\u200d at the\u2063 level\u200b of \u2062opposition. &#8220;I&#8217;m legitimately surprised at where we are in this moment,&#8221; he told CNN. &#8220;Now we get to this \u200cmoment, I&#8217;ve\u2062 got so many colleagues that are\u2064 backing away.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lankford had negotiated the agreement alongside Sen. Kyrsten \u2062Sinema (I-AZ) \u2062and Sen.\u2064 Chris Murphy (D-CT), \u200cwho criticized Republicans for abandoning the deal. &#8220;I never \u200cexpected that they would \u200cleave Sen. \u200cLankford hanging\u2064 out to \u2064dry as badly as\u2062 they\u2062 did,&#8221; Murphy said.<\/p>\n<p>Some of Lankford&#8217;s Republican colleagues expressed concern about the backlash he faced\u200d within the party.\u200c Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) worried that this\u2064 could \u200ddiscourage future bipartisan efforts. &#8220;Jim Lankford is never getting these four months back,&#8221; Cramer \u200dsaid.\u200c &#8220;He never wanted to lash \u2062out at the \u200cmany people who\u200b unfairly lashed out\u200d at him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the fallout, Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-SD) believes\u2063 this situation is unique and won&#8217;t deter future negotiations with the Biden administration. &#8220;This is an unusually complicated area. Very few people understand it\u2062 and\u200b understand\u200b it \u200bwell. He happens to be one of them,&#8221; Thune said \u2062of Lankford.<\/p>\n<p>Others\u2064 in the\u200c conference had warned Lankford about the risks of pursuing this bipartisan deal. &#8220;I told him he was going to be \u200dlike a goalie on\u200d a dark team weeks \u200dago,&#8221; said Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX). \u200c&#8221;I have\u2064 nothing but praise for Sen. Lankford. I think he&#8217;s done the \u2063best job he could possibly do under \u2063the circumstances. It&#8217;s just a\u2063 very, very complex situation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/congress\/republicans-abandon-bipartisan-border-security-deal\">The Washington\u2064 Examiner<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How \u2062does the\u200c rejection of \u200bthe deal\u2063 by\u200d the\u2063 Republican\u200d Party impact Sen. James Lankford&#8217;s standing within the party and his future role \u2062in negotiations?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Opposition to the border \u2063security deal. Their reasons range\u2064 from concerns over the bill&#8217;s funding for Ukraine and\u2062 Taiwan to doubts \u2062about its\u2064 effectiveness in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senators-consider-baiting-house-with-border-clause-to-force-more-ukraine-aid-amid-shutdown\/\" title=\"GOP senators may use a border clause to push for additional Ukraine aid during the shutdown.\">addressing border security issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This decisive rejection by the Republican Party has\u2062 left Sen. James Lankford in a tough spot.\u200c As the lead negotiator for the GOP on \u2062this\u200c agreement, Lankford dedicated months of hard work to reaching a bipartisan solution. However, his efforts were quickly\u2064 cast aside as the\u200b party unified against the deal.<\/p>\n<p>This turn of events puts \u2063Lankford in \u2063a difficult position within his own party. The rejection \u200cof the deal not only\u2062 undermines\u2063 his work but also raises doubts about his ability to effectively negotiate on\u2064 behalf of the Republican Party. It remains to be seen how this rejection will\u2063 impact Lankford&#8217;s standing within the party and his future role\u2064 in negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the\u2063 bloc of\u200c dissenting senators and the opposition from former President Donald Trump highlight the deep divisions\u200b within the\u200c Republican Party over\u2062 key\u2062 issues \u2063such \u2062as foreign aid and border security. \u2064The party&#8217;s inability to reach a consensus on this deal sends a clear\u200b message of disunity \u200band lack of \u200btrust in its leadership.<\/p>\n<p>In calling for the ousting and replacement of\u2063 current GOP leadership, Senators Mike \u200bLee \u2062and Ted\u200b Cruz demonstrate \u2062the \u200dextent of the divide within the\u2064 Senate Republican Conference. This dissent and\u200b demand\u2064 for change from \u200cinfluential members of the party further exacerbate the already \u200bfragile state of Republican unity.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to remember \u2062that this border security deal was the result of months of negotiations and compromise between both parties. The bill aimed to provide \u200cassistance to \u2064Ukraine, Israel, and\u2062 Taiwan\u200d while also addressing pressing \u200cborder security concerns. The complete rejection \u200dof the deal by the Republican Party \u200bdisregards the\u2063 effort \u2063and collaboration that went into crafting a bipartisan \u200dsolution.<\/p>\n<p>The GOP&#8217;s \u2063rejection of this border security deal not only reflects the\u200b deep divisions within\u2063 the party but also raises\u200d questions \u200cabout its ability to effectively govern and negotiate in the best\u200c interest of the country. It is crucial for the Republican Party to find common ground and \u2062work towards bipartisan \u2063solutions in order to \u2063address the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-things-gun-owners-need-to-know-about-bidens-new-gun-control-czar\/\" title=\"5 Things Gun Owners Need To Know About Biden\u2019s New Gun Control Czar\">pressing issues facing<\/a> the nation, \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/human-smugglers-taunt-journalist-as-she-records-them-destroying-border-wall\/\" title=\"Journalist captures human smugglers mocking while demolishing border wall\">including border \u200dsecurity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As Sen. James\u200d Lankford finds himself in the lurch,\u2064 it is important for the Republican Party to \u2062reflect on this rejection and consider the consequences of\u200c its actions. Unity, collaboration, and compromise are essential \u2063in order to navigate the complexities \u2063of governing and effectively address the challenges \u200cthat lie ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The GOP&#8217;s rejection of the border security deal disregarded Sen. James Lankford&#8217;s four months of effort. As the lead negotiator, Lankford (R-OK) saw Republicans abandon the agreement just two days after its release. 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