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Skip to contentSkip to site index Search & Section Navigation Section Navigation SEARCH Politics SUBSCRIBE FOR $1/WEEKLog in Monday, February 5, 2024 Today’s Paper SUBSCRIBE FOR $1/WEEK Politics|McConnell Casts Doubt on Border Deal, Saying Trump Opposition May Sink It https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/us/politics/mcconnell-border-deal-trump.html * Share full articleShare free access * * * 719 Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Supported by SKIP ADVERTISEMENT MCCONNELL CASTS DOUBT ON BORDER DEAL, SAYING TRUMP OPPOSITION MAY SINK IT The minority leader privately told Republicans that the former president had put his party “in a quandary,” casting further doubt on the deal’s chances and the fate of Ukraine aid that the G.O.P. has tied to it. * Share full articleShare free access * * * 719 * Read in app Senator Mitch McConnell told Republicans that the politics of the border deal had become complicated with former President Donald J. Trump’s campaign success.Credit...Valerie Plesch for The New York Times By Karoun Demirjian Reporting from Washington Jan. 25, 2024 Sign up for the On Politics newsletter. Your guide to the 2024 elections. Get it sent to your inbox. The emerging bipartisan border deal is hitting fresh snags among Republicans on Capitol Hill because of the opposition of former President Donald J. Trump, who is closing in on his party’s presidential nomination at a critical time for the agreement. Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the minority leader, told Republicans privately on Wednesday that the politics of the issue had been complicated by Mr. Trump’s rise and his hostility to the agreement, putting the party “in a quandary,” according to lawmakers who participated in the meeting and described his comments on the condition of anonymity. The remarks, reported earlier by Punchbowl News, were striking coming from a Republican who has toiled to distance himself and his party from the former president. Mr. McConnell has vociferously backed the proposed border compromise and has been a chief proponent of a stalled effort to send tens of billions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine, which Republicans have said must be tied to the deal. Mr. McConnell’s abrupt change in tone reflected the increasingly difficult challenge facing Senate negotiators as they race to finalize immigration legislation that the former president is already actively campaigning against. Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Mr. Trump has encouraged Republicans to reject any border deal “unless we get EVERYTHING” the party has demanded, fueling the opposition of Republican lawmakers who have argued that the bipartisan proposal, which includes measures to increase deportations and make it more difficult to claim asylum, doesn’t go far enough. His opposition has made it more difficult to secure the support of a majority of Senate Republicans for an eventual deal, the threshold that backers say they must meet in order to persuade the House to take it up. Even if it meets that bar in the Senate, Speaker Mike Johnson has cast doubt on the prospect that he would bring it to the floor in the House, where hard right lawmakers are vehemently against it. Subscribe to The Times to read as many articles as you like. Karoun Demirjian covers Congress with a focus on defense, foreign policy, intelligence, immigration, and trade and technology. More about Karoun Demirjian Read 719 Comments * Share full articleShare free access * * * 719 * Read in app Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT COMMENTS 719 McConnell Casts Doubt on Border Deal, Saying Trump Opposition May Sink ItSkip to Comments The comments section is closed. To submit a letter to the editor for publication, write to letters@nytimes.com. SITE INDEX SITE INFORMATION NAVIGATION * © 2024 The New York Times Company * NYTCo * Contact Us * Accessibility * Work with us * Advertise * T Brand Studio * Your Ad Choices * Privacy Policy * Terms of Service * Terms of Sale * Site Map * Canada * International * Help * Subscriptions Enjoy unlimited access to all of The Times. See subscription options