Staff Reports
The weekly powwow of Senate GOP bigwigs took a turn for the worse on Monday when a heated tiff broke out over the bipartisan border security deal. The drama went down during a presentation on Sen. James Lankford’s border agreement, led by his comms director, Aly Beley. But the real fireworks started when Billy Gribbin, representing Sen. Mike Lee, went off the rails, yelling about the bill and its shady creation process. The room was a hot mess as others tried to calm him down, warning him not to “make this personal.” Gribbin stormed out, yelling “betrayal,” and got a standing O from his conservative colleagues.
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Tensions were already boiling leading up to the meeting with an email from Kate Noyes, sent on behalf of Team Lankford, which some conservative staffers took as a full-on endorsement of the bill. The bill, a result of months of bipartisan huddle, has ruffled feathers on both sides of the aisle, with House GOP leaders vowing to send it to a screeching halt. Sen. Mike Lee even made a wild call for the ousting of current GOP honchos over their support of the bill.
What a wild ride this border deal has become for the Republicans! The infighting and drama within the party are even more intense than a reality TV show. But as the dust settles, it’s clear that the deep divide within the GOP is only growing wider. Will they be able to come together and get anything done, or will the chaos continue to reign supreme? Stay tuned to find out!
