Trump's grip on congressional Republicans casts doubt on possible border deal
ABC News
Former President Donald Trump's grip on congressional Republicans is threatening the fate of a bipartisan package on border policy and aid to Ukraine.
With Republican and Democratic senators closing in on a rare bipartisan deal on tough new border security, the fate of any agreement appeared in doubt Friday with key Republicans expressing concern former President Donald Trump could derail the whole thing.
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday piled on Trump's pressure to hold off on anything less that a "perfect" deal until after the presidential election, saying the Senate bill could be "dead on arrival in the House anyway."
Trump has made immigration one of his top campaign issues and signaled he wants to deny Biden a win on the border before November.
"We need a Strong, Powerful, and essentially 'PERFECT' Border and, unless we get that, we are better off not making a Deal," Trump posted on his social media site Thursday night.
