Subject: Re: Another Monster Jobs Report
Dope:
I realize this is a great talking point at cocktail parties but the reality is that Johnson said it was DOA in the House way before Trump said anything.

Oohh? What's this?


SNIP Speaker Mike Johnson and his leadership team gave the clearest signal yet that the emerging Senate deal on border security and immigration is DOA in the House.

On a House GOP conference call Sunday night, Johnson said Congress can’t solve the crisis at the border until Donald Trump or another Republican is in the White House. And Johnson reiterated that his position is that H.R. 2 — the hardline House GOP border-security bill — is the House Republicans’ negotiating position.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise also said the Senate border deal goes in a different direction than H.R. 2 and is a non-starter in the House.

Let’s unpack this. For starters, it puts Johnson and Scalise — the top two House Republicans — on a completely different wavelength than Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. As we scooped Thursday, McConnell told GOP senators during a closed-door meeting that they need to “take the deal” that Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) is negotiating with Democrats.

McConnell also explicitly said there’s no way a border deal materializes with Trump in the White House. The time for action is now, with Democrats at the negotiating table and willing to accept serious border restrictions in exchange for foreign aid.

So when it comes to the legislative strategy, Johnson and McConnell are diametrically opposed to one another SNIP

It sure looks like Johnson got advised by Trump because his position is that it can't be solved unless Trump, etc., is in the White House.