Ron Johnson: McConnell, Biden and Schumer Are More Concerned About Ukraine’s Border than Our Own

BARTIROMO Well I mean ░░░░░░░░ national security issues are ░░░░░░░░ I mean we know ░░░░░░░░ there have been what ░░░░░░░░ many people just in ░░░░░░░░ last year 50 60 ░░░░░░░░ who are on the ░░░░░░░░ watch list who have ░░░░░░░░ apprehended Those are the ░░░░░░░░ who have been apprehended ░░░░░░░░ don t know that ░░░░░░░░ gotaways who s in ░░░░░░░░ country who s also ░░░░░░░░ the terrorist watch list ░░░░░░░░ got in undetected But ░░░░░░░░ Director William Burns is ░░░░░░░░ with an op ed ░░░░░░░░ Foreign Affairs And he ░░░░░░░░ urging the United States ░░░░░░░░ provide more money to ░░░░░░░░ warning that if we ░░░░░░░░ to cut off support ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine it would be ░░░░░░░░ own goal of historic ░░░░░░░░ Kentucky Senator Rand Paul ░░░░░░░░ the program last week ░░░░░░░░ that President Biden s ░░░░░░░░ security funding request is ░░░░░░░░ of line watch this ░░░░░░░░ starts Paul The other ░░░░░░░░ that s going to ░░░░░░░░ in this Ukraine bill ░░░░░░░░ there s going to ░░░░░░░░ 11 billion worth of ░░░░░░░░ assistance Some of that ░░░░░░░░ to Ukraine but some ░░░░░░░░ that s going to ░░░░░░░░ And it s not ░░░░░░░░ exactly how much is ░░░░░░░░ to go to the ░░░░░░░░ but who s going ░░░░░░░░ have to pay for ░░░░░░░░ They expect us to ░░░░░░░░ for it and I ░░░░░░░░ t want a penny ░░░░░░░░ to Hamas or any ░░░░░░░░ these people Look I ░░░░░░░░ great sympathy for those ░░░░░░░░ live in Gaza and ░░░░░░░░ mess that they re ░░░░░░░░ and I wish it ░░░░░░░░ stop but I don ░░░░░░░░ think we should always ░░░░░░░░ to pay for everything ░░░░░░░░ did we become the ░░░░░░░░ daddy of the world ░░░░░░░░ ends BARTIROMO Well it ░░░░░░░░ just incredible senator is ░░░░░░░░ also a you know ░░░░░░░░ must have in this ░░░░░░░░ border deal that you ░░░░░░░░ to have money to ░░░░░░░░ walk us through what ░░░░░░░░ of your colleagues are ░░░░░░░░ with this new deal ░░░░░░░░ Well first of all ░░░░░░░░ of us have seen ░░░░░░░░ word of text You ░░░░░░░░ at least those of ░░░░░░░░ that are involved in ░░░░░░░░ We haven t seen ░░░░░░░░ word or text on ░░░░░░░░ of this None of ░░░░░░░░ funding supplementals nor of ░░░░░░░░ border bill And so ░░░░░░░░ really we really don ░░░░░░░░ have you know the ░░░░░░░░ we need to to ░░░░░░░░ make the case But ░░░░░░░░ what we ve seen ░░░░░░░░ alarming And I would ░░░░░░░░ say the priorities are ░░░░░░░░ wrong I think the ░░░░░░░░ of Mitch McConnell are ░░░░░░░░ I think the priorities ░░░░░░░░ the President Biden and ░░░░░░░░ Schumer are wrong They ░░░░░░░░ more concerned about Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ protecting its border than ░░░░░░░░ own We obviously have ░░░░░░░░ crisis at our southwest ░░░░░░░░ It is a clear ░░░░░░░░ present danger to America ░░░░░░░░ FBI Director Wray says ░░░░░░░░ all the warning signs ░░░░░░░░ flashing that you know ░░░░░░░░ threat from foreign terrorist ░░░░░░░░ are as high as ░░░░░░░░ ve been since 9 ░░░░░░░░ if not higher how ░░░░░░░░ you think foreign terrorist ░░░░░░░░ would get into this ░░░░░░░░ Through our porous southwest ░░░░░░░░ You know 6 million ░░░░░░░░ have come in since ░░░░░░░░ became you know became ░░░░░░░░ Two million is gotaways ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Johnson And we ░░░░░░░░ no idea who most ░░░░░░░░ these people are where ░░░░░░░░ are Could there be ░░░░░░░░ cells We don t ░░░░░░░░ crosstalk BARTIROMO So I ░░░░░░░░ mean Mitch McConnell is ░░░░░░░░ Republican Is this about ░░░░░░░░ hating Trump I know ░░░░░░░░ hates Trump the most ░░░░░░░░ anybody I ve heard ░░░░░░░░ s told people I ░░░░░░░░ him more than anybody ░░░░░░░░ it because he hates ░░░░░░░░ or is it because ░░░░░░░░ just he s just ░░░░░░░░ on getting money to ░░░░░░░░ He doesn t care ░░░░░░░░ it means for the ░░░░░░░░ S border Johnson I ░░░░░░░░ no idea And he ░░░░░░░░ supports the funding Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ frustration with the leaders ░░░░░░░░ in conference we repeatedly ░░░░░░░░ about how this is ░░░░░░░░ lawless president and if ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ deal on the border ░░░░░░░░ have to have some ░░░░░░░░ mechanism some enforcement to ░░░░░░░░ sure that he actually ░░░░░░░░ through on the agreement ░░░░░░░░ Right Johnson And so ░░░░░░░░ suggestion is tie the ░░░░░░░░ to Ukraine to metrics ░░░░░░░░ to thresholds that the ░░░░░░░░ has to meet in ░░░░░░░░ the border BARTIROMO Yeah ░░░░░░░░ And what we were ░░░░░░░░ is that McConnell told ░░░░░░░░ The negotiator it s ░░░░░░░░ even on the table ░░░░░░░░ Wow Johnson And Senator ░░░░░░░░ said James Lankford never ░░░░░░░░ asked her for it ░░░░░░░░ that that certainly didn ░░░░░░░░ make me happy because ░░░░░░░░ discussed that repeatedly There ░░░░░░░░ a lot of support ░░░░░░░░ it in the conference ░░░░░░░░ then Mitch McConnell on ░░░░░░░░ own right BARTIROMO Right ░░░░░░░░ decided that wasn t ░░░░░░░░ part of the negotiation ░░░░░░░░ real key piece of ░░░░░░░░ we needed to actually ░░░░░░░░ a bill that would ░░░░░░░░ the border not provide ░░░░░░░░ reform and you know ░░░░░░░░ and you know benefits ░░░░░░░░ people coming in here ░░░░░░░░ mean, this is absurd.”