If recent history has proven anything it's that today's @GOP cannot be trusted with any opinion.
If recent history has proven anything it's that today's @GOP cannot be trusted with any opinion. They didn't want a wall, but now that they have an enemy (Democratic House) to unite behind they all suddenly believe a wall is a great idea.
The White House’s March 2017 request for $7.5 billion in spending for border security initiatives, including $4 billion to be allocated to wall-related planning, construction, and legal costs related to the reclamation of private land, generated little support among Republicans. In late April 2017, the Wall Street Journal surveyed border state lawmakers from both parties and found that “not a single member of the House or Senate representing the region expressed support for the funding request.” They noted, however, that Sen. Ted Cruz “backs the overall idea of a wall,” but would not commit to support Trump’s specific request. A few months later, USA Today Network polled all 534 lawmakers in both the House and the Senate and found that just 69 of 292 Republicans — one-quarter of the GOP conference — supported Trump’s request for $1.6 billion to begin wall construction.
Originally shared by NBC News
For two years, the GOP had many opportunities to fund Trump’s wall both in part or in whole and it declined on every occasion.
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-shutdown-gamble-now-hinges-wall-many-republicans-never-ncna958426
The White House’s March 2017 request for $7.5 billion in spending for border security initiatives, including $4 billion to be allocated to wall-related planning, construction, and legal costs related to the reclamation of private land, generated little support among Republicans. In late April 2017, the Wall Street Journal surveyed border state lawmakers from both parties and found that “not a single member of the House or Senate representing the region expressed support for the funding request.” They noted, however, that Sen. Ted Cruz “backs the overall idea of a wall,” but would not commit to support Trump’s specific request. A few months later, USA Today Network polled all 534 lawmakers in both the House and the Senate and found that just 69 of 292 Republicans — one-quarter of the GOP conference — supported Trump’s request for $1.6 billion to begin wall construction.
Originally shared by NBC News
For two years, the GOP had many opportunities to fund Trump’s wall both in part or in whole and it declined on every occasion.
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-shutdown-gamble-now-hinges-wall-many-republicans-never-ncna958426
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