Senator Mark KellyD-Ariz., went after former President Donald Trump on Wednesday For his role in sinking Trump A bipartisan Senate bill seeks to appoint Vice President Kamala Harris as the former president “border king” unable to secure the border amid a record increase in migrant crossings.
“It wasn’t about meeting the Republicans at the 50-yard line, but at the 10-yard line,” Kelly said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” referring to the bipartisan border bill. would carry out serious overhaul works it was on the border, but it was He was killed after Trump pressured GOP lawmakers vote against.
“On their side, we understood that we have to get operational control of the border. I understand that, Kamala Harris understands that, and this legislation would do that,” he added. “Our goal here was to pass this law and then get to work on comprehensive immigration reform. But that was stopped in its tracks by Donald Trump because he wanted to see it as an election issue. Like many other Republicans, they don’t want to solve this problem.”
Kelly, that’s who Harris will have a running mate on the shortlistwas vocal critic about the Biden administration’s approach to border security, but is now seen as a potential buffer against Harris Attacks from Trump and his allies his records at the border and immigration.
Trump has focused on immigration in his recent attacks on Harris. There is a former president argued Harris then failed to secure a boundary In 2021, President Joe Biden commissioned him By addressing the flow of migrants from Central American countries to the southern borders and the root causes of migration.
There is Harris He retracted Trump’s attacksReferring to his time as California attorney general.
“In this case, I walked the underground tunnels on that border between the United States and Mexico with law enforcement officers,” Harris said during a rally in Atlanta on Monday night. “I went after transnational gangs, drug cartels and human traffickers who entered our country illegally. I sued them and I won.”
In a “Morning Joe” interview, Kelly declined to confirm whether she had contacted Harris’ campaign recently.
“I’m not going to get into any of that. I will focus on making Kamala the next president. I’m going to work as hard as I can,” he said, noting that his wife, former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords, is running against Harris in battleground states like Michigan and Pennsylvania.
“My plan right now is to be in Arizona,” he said. “Arizona is important not only for who will be in the White House, but also for who will control the United States Senate.”
Nnamdi Egwuonwu contributed.