House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) blasted House Republicans on Sunday for being \u201cwholly owned subsidiaries of Donald Trump.\u201d <\/p>\n
Jeffries discussed the bipartisan Senate negotiations that have been underway since late last year in the hopes of reaching an agreement on border security on ABC\u2019s \u201cThis Week.\u201d He told co-host George Stephanopoulos that a potential proposal by the Senate should not be \u201cdead on arrival\u201d in the House before lawmakers even review the text, which has not been released yet. <\/p>\n
\u201cHow can a bill be dead on arrival and extreme MAGA Republicans in the House haven\u2019t even seen the text? They don\u2019t even know what solutions are being proposed in terms of addressing the challenges at the border,\u201d Jeffries said. <\/p>\n
\u201cHouse Republicans at this point are wholly owned subsidiaries of Donald Trump. They\u2019re not working to find real solutions for the American people. They are following orders from the former president,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Former President Trump has been railing against bipartisan negotiations on the border for weeks, saying that additional legislation on the border is unnecessary. However, many Republican lawmakers have emphasized that Trump has no role in border negotiations. <\/p>\n
Trump has also been accused of wanting to sink the border negotiations to help boost his chances in the 2024 election. He has since denied that claim, saying that he would not be opposed to a \u201cgreat\u201d bill that would solve the \u201cproblem.\u201d <\/p>\n
Jeffries was likely referring to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who last month said any potential Senate deal on the border would be \u201cdead on arrival\u201d in the House. <\/p>\n
Jeffries continued to take aim at House Republicans for following the former president\u2019s direction in his interview on Sunday. <\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the height of irresponsibility. That\u2019s what the American people dislike about Washington, D.C., at this moment,\u201d Jeffries added. <\/p>\n
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