President Biden has touted the bipartisan border security bill as a ‘win for America.’
Billionaire businessman Elon Musk has claimed that Americans are being “gaslit” by President Joe Biden after the Democratic leader said former President Donald Trump and “MAGA Republicans” are to blame for a lack of security at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Mr. Musk shared a video of President Biden speaking to congressional leaders at the White House on Monday, on his social media platform X (formerly Twitter), on Feb. 6.
“You are being gaslit,” Mr. Musk wrote alongside the video.
You are being gaslit https://t.co/lXnbrg568A
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 6, 2024
During his address, President Biden urged Congress to come together and pass the Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, bipartisan legislation that would tie a significant amount of foreign aid—including international aid packages for Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine—to an overhaul of the country’s immigration system.
“Every day between now and November, the American people are gonna [sic] know that the only reason the border is not secure is Donald Trump and his MAGA Republican friends,” President Biden said.
He went on to accuse Republicans of “caving” to President Trump’s alleged demands to block the border legislation from advancing, accusing the former U.S. leader of attempting to intimidate GOP lawmakers into opposing the bill.
Bipartisan Bill Is a ‘Win for America’
“Now, all indications are that this bill won’t even move forward to the Senate floor. Why? A simple reason: Donald Trump. Because Donald Trump thinks it’s bad for him politically,” President Biden said.
“He’d rather weaponize this issue than actually solve it. So, for the last 24 hours, he’s done nothing, I’m told, but reach out to Republicans in the House and the Senate and threaten them and try to intimidate them to vote against this proposal. And it looks like they’re caving.
“It’s time for Republicans in Congress to show a little courage, to show a little spine to make it clear to the American people that you work for them and not for anyone else,” he concluded.
