knowing politicians will pocket most of my hard earned tax money only to disperse whats left over to somali fraudsters...maybe the most hateful, vengeful, humiliating, degrading, head is going to explode feeling ever. I hope u fckers choke on that caviar. may u burn in hell
America didn't turn against immigration.
Immigration turned against America.
The immigrants who built this country came grateful to become American.
Many of today's immigrants arrive entitled - and want to remake America in the image of the failed cultures they left behind.
@ewarren 4300 new millionaires were minted and countless others made more wealthy because they took a risk and participated in the greatest of American dreams. They joined a new company, believed in Elon and now have life changing wealth. Capitalism...it works for those willing to work.
@Skint_Eastwood1 The UK is lost, we need to move on. Slowly break off intel and other security cooperation and start to prepare to treat them as a muslim dominated adversary.
@timburchett@timburchett As I prepare to pay taxes this month Iโve never had a more disgusting feeling in the pit of my stomach. How r more Americans not outraged? I work hard and knowing my money will feed fraudulent NGOs makes me physically sick. Pay us or go to jailโฆjust fck
@chicagobulls If I actually watched the bulls Iโd stop watching. NBA is trash. Watch hockey instead. Although pride tired to slip into that as wellโฆughh
Hello Senator Thune,
At 3 AM on Friday, March 27th, in a near-empty chamber, you passed a bill by voice vote that excludes all funding for ICE and CBP.
Let me repeat that: voice vote. No roll call. No record of who was there. No accountability. Just you, Barrasso, and a handful of senators shuffling paper in the dead of night while America slept.
You could have demanded a recorded vote. You chose not to.
You could have held the line for five more days until the House returned. You chose not to.
You could have used the same procedural tools Democrats have used against you for 40 days. You chose not to.
Instead, you gave Chuck Schumer exactly what he asked for, DHS funding minus immigration enforcement, and called it a win. Then you walked to the cameras and blamed the Democrats.
Let's be precise about what you did:
1. You caved to a demand Democrats made on Day 1 of this shutdown. Forty-one days of supposed hardball negotiation, and you settled for their opening offer.
2. You handed them a template. The next time Democrats want to defund any agency โ ICE, CBP, or anything else โ they now know: just shut down DHS and wait. John Thune will fold at 3 AM.
3. You punted to reconciliation. "Good possibility," you said. Not "we will." Not "guaranteed." Just maybe. Meanwhile, ICE operates on fumes from last year's bill with no certainty of future funding.
The precedent you set:
You have argued for months that the filibuster is sacrosanct. That the 60-vote threshold protects minority rights. That we cannot bend Senate rules for policy wins.
But at 3 AM on Friday, you bent every norm that actually mattered:
โข Voice vote to avoid accountability
โข Empty chamber to avoid debate
โข Midnight deal to avoid scrutiny
โข Immediate recess to avoid questions
You'll bend the rules to avoid a fight. You just won't bend them to win one.
What you've actually accomplished:
Democrats demanded ICE restrictions. They got ICE defunded.
Not reformed. Not restrained. Defunded.
And you're out here tweeting about how Democrats are the "Defund the Police" party while you just voted to defund border enforcement at 3 in the morning.
The question you should answer:
Why did this deal have to happen at 3 AM?
Why couldn't it happen at 3 PM, with cameras rolling and every senator on record?
You know why. Because you didn't want your voters to see what surrender looks like.
Here's my message: We saw it anyway.
Stop hiding behind "Democrat obstruction." You're the Majority Leader. You set the schedule. You control the floor. You chose this outcome.
Own it.
Trump and Iran are negotiating through Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, and Pakistan โ while the UK, EU, and NATO aren't even in the room.
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