I mean, Lankford knows the border issues, you know, knows Democrats, gets along with them, not a bad guy to negotiate. But McConnell was the mastermind. He was pulling the strings. And Senator Murphy actually said. They said McConnell, his staff was in the room the whole time. He wrote the bill. So this is McConnell's fault. It's what he, I think, always intended. He wasn't serious about securing the border, even though Republicans are. (04:09–04:14)
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