Will Donald Trump Torpedo a Border Deal?

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

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🗓️ 23 January 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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He says Republicans should pass legislation to secure the U.S.-Mexico border only if the bill is "perfect" and the GOP gets "everything." Could this attitude squander a real chance to improve immigration policy, given that at least some Democrats are eager to compromise as they try to save Joe Biden from a political mess? Plus, Speaker Mike Johnson helps to delay a possible shutdown until March. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Now January's forecast starting cold and grey with outbreaks of boredom before brightening up dramatically as fry annuary rewards sweep across the country
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0:12.6	The outlook is very nice indeed.
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0:30.0	terms of lie. From the Opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.
0:37.0	Congress kicks the deadline to fund the government into March with Republicans still divided over the best
0:44.8	path forward.
0:46.4	As President Trump signals he might come out against any border deal from Congress before
0:50.7	the 2024 election.
0:53.0	Welcome, I'm Kyle Peterson with the Wall Street Journal.
0:56.0	We are joined today by my colleagues,
0:58.6	columnist Kim Strassal and editorial board member,
1:01.6	Kate Batchelder O'Dell.
1:03.2	The deadline to fund the government has been split remember into two parts
1:07.1	and the first tranche was supposed to hit last Friday January 19th.
1:11.2	But with hours to spare, Congress has now kicked those two deadlines
1:14.8	with another short-term spending package so the new dates to watch are March 1st
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