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Jeh Johnson: He is moving the goalpost. He and his supporters would rather have this issue as a campaign issue than to actually take…

On the recordJanuary 28, 2024
He is moving the goalpost. He and his supporters would rather have this issue as a campaign issue than to actually take the opportunity that Lankford and Murphy have presented them to solve the problem.
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Jeh Johnson
Democratic · New York

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Johnson accuses Trump of shifting focus away from solving border issues for political gain.

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