CLAIM: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) claimed that former President Donald Trump tanked a “bipartisan” immigration and border bill because of politics.
VERDICT: MOSTLY FALSE. The bill was so bad that it never would have passed on its own merits.
Walz rolled out a familiar talking point at the vice presidential debate on CBS News in New York on Tuesday evening, claiming that Trump is the only reason that a “bipartisan” immigration bill failed that would supposedly have secured the border.
The bill would never have passed — not because of Trump, but because it legalized immigration at the massive levels — up to 5,000 migrants per day — that have led to the current migration crisis at the southern border.
Sen. James
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