{"id":2316824,"date":"2024-07-31T15:03:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T19:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-kelly-blasts-trump-for-derailing-bipartisan-border-legislation-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-31T15:04:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T19:04:51","slug":"mark-kelly-blasts-trump-for-derailing-bipartisan-border-legislation-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-kelly-blasts-trump-for-derailing-bipartisan-border-legislation-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Kelly blasts Trump for derailing bipartisan border legislation &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">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%2Fmark-kelly-blasts-trump-for-derailing-bipartisan-border-legislation-washington-examiner%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=2316824&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 Mark Kelly (D-AZ) has criticized former President Donald Trump for \u2062obstructing\u2062 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-urges-trump-to-join-him-in-telling-congress-to-pass-border-legislation\/\" title=\"Biden calls on Trump to support border legislation with him\">bipartisan border legislation<\/a> that aimed to reform\u2063 border policies. During an appearance on *Morning Joe*, Kelly accused Trump of pressuring Republican\u200d lawmakers to oppose the bill, which he stated was a missed opportunity to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-department-announces-1-5-million-in-funding-to-empower-lgbtqi-movements\/\" title=\"State Department Announces .5  Million In Funding To &quot;Empower LGBTQI Movements&quot;\">address critical issues<\/a> at\u200c the border. He \u2062emphasized that the intention \u2063behind the legislation was\u2064 to gain operational control of the border and work\u2063 towards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2000-additional-immigrants-dropped-off-in-san-diego-county\/\" title=\"2,000 more immigrants delivered to San Diego County.\">comprehensive immigration\u2063 reform<\/a>. Kelly argued that Trump&#8217;s motivations were\u200c political, as he \u200csought to \u2064use \u200bthe border \u200dsituation as a campaign issue\u2063 rather than finding a real solution.<\/p>\n<p>Amidst\u200c increasing scrutiny of Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s role as \u2062&#8221;border czar,&#8221; Kelly has positioned himself as\u2064 a potential running mate \u2062for her in future elections. He aims to appeal to centrists\u2064 and expand Harris&#8217;s voter base in Arizona, a key\u200c swing state. Despite criticism directed\u2064 towards Harris regarding border security, Kelly has defended her against such attacks \u2064while also acknowledging the need for stronger measures\u200c to tackle the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmakers-condemn-biden-admin-over-border-crisis\/\" title=\"GOP lawmakers condemn Biden admin. over border crisis\">ongoing border crisis<\/a>.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Mark Kelly blasts Trump for derailing bipartisan border legislation<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1719773\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mark-kelly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mark Kelly<\/a> (D-AZ) slammed former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/?source=%2Fdue-process-is-crucial-to-justice-both-for-accusers-and-the-accused\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> for his role in blocking a bipartisan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>border<\/a> bill as scrutiny of Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>&rsquo;s role as a &ldquo;border czar&rdquo; intensifies.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly criticized Trump for pressuring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>GOP<\/a> lawmakers to vote against a bipartisan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Senate<\/a> bill that would have implemented overhauls on the border.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This was not meeting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republicans<\/a> on the 50-yard line. This was meeting them on the 10-yard line,&rdquo; Kelly said on <em>Morning Joe<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>He also noted that both he and Harris recognize the need for &ldquo;operational control over the border.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our goal here was to get this legislation passed and then start working on comprehensive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/immigration-reform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>immigration reform<\/a>,&rdquo; Kelly said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But this was stopped dead in its tracks by Donald Trump because he wanted to have this as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>election<\/a> issue. Like a lot of other Republicans, they don&rsquo;t actually want to solve this problem,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) stops to talk with reporters as he boards an elevator in the basement of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Rod Lamkey Jr.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kelly has emerged as a prominent contender to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3094678\/mark-kelly-top-names-harris-vp-short-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Harris&rsquo;s running mate<\/a>. He is considered a more centrist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrat<\/a> who could expand Harris&rsquo;s voter base in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/swing-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>swing state<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Arizona<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He has previously criticized President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a>&rsquo;s approach to border security and pushed for stronger measures, which could appeal to voters who don&rsquo;t think the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic Party<\/a> cares enough about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>border crisis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, he has defended Harris against attacks on her record on the border and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>immigration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Republicans have argued that Harris failed to secure the border after Biden gave her the assignment in 2021 to address the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/migrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>migrant<\/a> influx from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/central-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Central America<\/a> and the &ldquo;root causes&rdquo; of the surge in migration.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) speaks about the southern border outside the West Wing of the White House on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Manuel Balce Ceneta)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kelly was careful to avoid saying whether he had been in touch with Harris&rsquo;s campaign when asked about his chances of being nominated to be her vice president.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not going to get into any of that. I am going to be focused on making sure that Kamala is the next president. I&rsquo;m going to work as hard as I can,&rdquo; he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He mentioned that his wife, former Arizona Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gabby-giffords\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gabby Giffords<\/a>, has also been campaigning for Harris in battleground states such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Michigan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pennsylvania<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My plan right now is to be in Arizona,&rdquo; Kelly said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Arizona is important not only for who is going to be in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House<\/a> but also who&rsquo;s going to keep control of the United States Senate,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1719773\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1719773\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) criticized former President Donald Trump for obstructing a bipartisan border legislation as the focus on Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s position as a &#8220;border czar&#8221; grows. Kelly accused Trump of influencing Republican lawmakers to oppose a Senate bill aimed at reforming border policies. He stated, \u201cThis was not meeting the Republicans on the 50-yard line; this was meeting them on the 10-yard line,\u201d during an appearance on Morning Joe. He emphasized that both he and Harris understand the necessity for \u201coperational control over the border.\u201d Kelly expressed that their objective was to pass this legislation and subsequently address comprehensive immigration reform, but claimed it was halted by Trump who wanted to use it as an election issue, suggesting many Republicans are not genuinely interested in resolving the problem.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly has positioned himself as a potential running mate for Harris, being viewed as a centrist Democrat who could broaden her appeal in Arizona, a key swing state. He has previously critiqued President Biden\u2019s handling of border security and advocated for more robust measures to attract voters concerned about Democratic attention towards the border crisis. Despite this, he has defended Harris against criticisms regarding her record related to immigration and border security since she was tasked with addressing migrant surges from Central America in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about his prospects of being nominated as Harris&#8217;s vice president, Kelly refrained from commenting directly but stated his commitment to ensuring that Kamala becomes president. He also mentioned that his wife, former Arizona Representative Gabby Giffords, is actively campaigning for Harris in crucial states like Michigan and Pennsylvania. \u201cMy plan right now is to be in Arizona,\u201d he said, highlighting its significance not only for presidential elections but also for maintaining control of the U.S. Senate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3166,"featured_media":2316825,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/mark-kelly-july-2024.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[36801,35898,3634],"class_list":["post-2316824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-bipartisan-legislation","tag-mark-kelly","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/mark-kelly-july-2024.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316824","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\/3166"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2316824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316824\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2316825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2316824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2316824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2316824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}