Utah Senator Mitt Romney is sounding a lot like Donald Trump today, despite being one of the so-called Never Trumpers and one of the only GOP lawmakers to vote to impeach the former President. Character and policy are different things, Romney presumably would say, explaining why he is doing his best Donald Trump imitation and tweeting — not once but twice — to build that wall.
[Note: Trump’s famous “Build That Wall” chant was his second most popular at rallies during his first campaign — after “Lock Her Up.”]
While Romney eschews the ALL CAPS approach that Trump routinely employs on social media, the Senator lays the blame on President Biden for the current “grave humanitarian and national security crisis caused by illegal immigration” at the border — and it’s likely escalation once Title 42 expires.
Still, Romney seems muted in his call for the wall compared to Trump, who was still threatening to build the unbuilt wall even after he was in office.
Ahead of tomorrow’s Title 42 expiration—when more than 35,000 illegal immigrants are predicted to cross southern border—the Administration should consider the glaringly simple solution right in front of them: finish the border wall. https://t.co/r1oI2ii4IV
— Senator Mitt Romney (@SenatorRomney) May 10, 2023
Romney says that despite “receiving congressionally-appointed funds to continue building the border wall, the Biden Administration has failed to secure the southern border” — a statement he understands is a simple take on a complex situation.
Despite receiving congressionally-appointed funds to continue building the border wall, the Biden Administration has failed to secure the southern border, which has contributed significantly to the grave humanitarian and national security crisis caused by illegal immigration.
— Senator Mitt Romney (@SenatorRomney) May 10, 2023
Romney is pushing the DHS to provide “transparency” about the wall. He is among 14 senators, all Republicans, that signed a letter to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas saying that the solution to the border problem is “glaringly simple.”
“If the Administration had decided to spend congressionally-appropriated funds to finish the wall, perhaps your department would not need troops to assist. Perhaps the crisis would be more manageable,” the GOP Senators write.
“Terrorists, traffickers, and other bad actors know about our country’s failure to secure the border and they continuously exploit those weaknesses. There is a glaringly simple solution right in front you: we must finish the border wall,”
Ahead of tomorrow’s Title 42 expiration—when more than 35,000 illegal immigrants are predicted to cross southern border—the Administration should consider the glaringly simple solution right in front of them: finish the border wall. https://t.co/r1oI2ii4IV
— Senator Mitt Romney (@SenatorRomney) May 10, 2023