{"id":2227513,"date":"2024-04-22T18:07:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T22:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jon-tester-voted-against-the-border-wall-but-it-features-prominently-in-his-reelection-ads\/"},"modified":"2024-04-22T18:10:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T22:10:16","slug":"jon-tester-voted-against-the-border-wall-but-it-features-prominently-in-his-reelection-ads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jon-tester-voted-against-the-border-wall-but-it-features-prominently-in-his-reelection-ads\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Tester opposed the border wall but showcases it in his reelection ads"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fjon-tester-voted-against-the-border-wall-but-it-features-prominently-in-his-reelection-ads%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=2227513&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--><p>Senator Jon Tester&#8217;s $14.5 \u2064million ad campaign features footage\u2064 of the\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-faces-backlash-after-crushing-border-wall-developments\/\" title=\"Biden faces backlash after crushing border wall developments\">southern border wall<\/a> and\u2063 touts collaboration with Republicans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-democrats-trade-barbs-over-border-field-hearing\/\" title=\"Republicans, Democrats Trade Barbs Over Border Field Hearing\">combat fentanyl trafficking<\/a>. Despite \u200chis past opposition to the wall, Tester aims to position himself as a moderate candidate for reelection. Tester&#8217;s stance on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">border security<\/a> and immigration remains a key\u2062 focus as\u2063 the election approaches.\u200d Senator \u2062Jon\u2063 Tester&#8217;s $14.5 million ad campaign highlights the southern\u2062 border wall and \u2064emphasizes bipartisan efforts to tackle fentanyl trafficking.\u200d While Tester previously opposed the wall, he now aims to portray himself as \u2062a moderate \u200bcandidate for re-election. His\u200b views on border security and immigration are \u200dcentral as the election draws near.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tJon Tester (Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Senator Jon Tester&#8217;s new $14.5 million <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdImpact_Pol\/status\/1778078917074534439\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ad campaign<\/a> features footage of the southern border wall and boasts that the Montana Democrat &#8220;worked with Republicans&#8221; to &#8220;target fentanyl traffickers and add hundreds of new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">border patrol agents<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s just one problem: Tester lobbied against a border wall in 2017 and voted against amendments that funded anti-fentanyl programs.<\/p>\n<p>Tester was a vocal critic of former president Donald Trump&#8217;s plan to build a wall on the southern border, calling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tester.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/pr-7043\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the idea<\/a> &#8220;ineffective and wasteful.&#8221; Tester has since said he supports erecting barriers where it &#8220;does make sense,&#8221; but he has not put forward any legislation that would do so.<\/p>\n<p>In August 2022, Tester voted against an amendment that would have provided $500 million to Customs and Border Protection for opioid and narcotic detection. A year prior, he voted against an amendment that would have diverted $300 million in unused COVID stimulus money for a similar program.<\/p>\n<p>Tester&#8217;s latest campaign is part of his campaign&#8217;s effort to present the senator\u2014widely seen as the most vulnerable incumbent up for election in November\u2014as a moderate. Tester votes with President Joe Biden more than 90 percent of the time, a record that could hurt his chances at reelection in a state Trump won twice by double digits.<\/p>\n<p>The Montana Democrat&#8217;s campaign did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Although Tester&#8217;s ad says the senator &#8220;fought to stop President Biden from letting migrants stay in America instead of remain in Mexico,&#8221; he has voted twice against reinstating the Trump-era program that forces asylum seekers to wait for their court dates in Mexico. Now, Tester says, he&#8217;ll &#8220;do whatever it takes to keep Montana safe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tester is an outspoken advocate for the bipartisan Senate immigration bill, which he says will &#8220;shut down the border.&#8221; His Democratic colleague Sen. Chris Murphy (Conn.), who coauthored the bill, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisMurphyCT\/status\/1754292307677913264\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in February that &#8220;the border never closes&#8221; under the law.\t<\/p>\n<p>Immigration has emerged as a top issue for voters ahead of November&#8217;s presidential election. More than 5 million illegal aliens have entered the United States under Biden, which has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/w-h-o-says-most-of-its-pandemic-medical-aid-to-poorer-countries-will-end-up-as-waste\/\" title=\"W.H.O. Says 'Most' of Its Pandemic Medical Aid to Poorer Countries Will End Up as Waste\">put tremendous strain<\/a> on both city and local governments.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Tester voted in lockstep with Senate Democrats to kill the impeachment trial against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. In a statement after his vote, Tester said that &#8220;what&#8217;s happening at our southern border is completely unacceptable&#8221; but called the trial an example of &#8220;partisan games.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Published under:<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/border-crisis\/\" title=\"View all posts in Border Crisis\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBorder Crisis\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/border-patrol\/\" title=\"View all posts in Border Patrol\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBorder Patrol\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/border-wall\/\" title=\"View all posts in Border Wall\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBorder Wall\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/campaign\/\" title=\"View all posts in Campaign\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCampaign\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" title=\"View all posts in Donald Trump\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDonald Trump\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/fentanyl\/\" title=\"View all posts in Fentanyl\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFentanyl\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/hypocrisy\/\" title=\"View all posts in Hypocrisy\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHypocrisy\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/illegal-immigration\/\" title=\"View all posts in Illegal Immigration\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIllegal Immigration\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" title=\"View all posts in Joe Biden\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJoe Biden\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/jon-tester\/\" title=\"View all posts in Jon Tester\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJon Tester\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/montana\/\" title=\"View all posts in Montana\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMontana\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Jon Tester&#8217;s $14.5 million ad campaign includes footage of the southern border wall, highlighting cooperation with Republicans to combat fentanyl trafficking and enhance border security. However, Tester&#8217;s past opposition to the border wall poses a contradiction in his messaging<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":197,"featured_media":2227514,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/administration-officials-brief-lawmakers-at-the-capitol-on-the-suspect-e1682701581494.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2227513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/administration-officials-brief-lawmakers-at-the-capitol-on-the-suspect-e1682701581494.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2227513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/197"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2227513"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2227513\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2227514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2227513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2227513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2227513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}