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minus-squareDeceptichumlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·7 months agoBiden is all for being tough on the border to the point he copied Republican policies on it.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down4·7 months agoTo be fair, he did that as part of a negotiation to get Ukraine funded. So it may less be about wanting to be tough on the border and more about not caring enough to not be tough on it.
minus-squareZipitydewlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·7 months agoHe also did it to call their bluff. And it worked. They killed their own bill even. Biden played them for the fools they are. Idiots on social media can’t understand the nuance and take it at face value.
Biden is all for being tough on the border to the point he copied Republican policies on it.
To be fair, he did that as part of a negotiation to get Ukraine funded. So it may less be about wanting to be tough on the border and more about not caring enough to not be tough on it.
He also did it to call their bluff. And it worked. They killed their own bill even.
Biden played them for the fools they are. Idiots on social media can’t understand the nuance and take it at face value.