Rep. Rob Menendez says he’s “had it” with the partisanship of Republicans on the Homeland Security Committee.
A Democratic lawmaker slammed his Republican colleagues over their fealty to Donald Trump on Tuesday night during a marathon 15-hour session on impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over border security issues.
Rep. Rob Menendez (D-N.J.) said the House Homeland Security Committee has held 17 hearings on the border, but zero full committee hearings on other issues within its jurisdiction such as emergency preparedness, cyber threats, infrastructure protection and more.
“We have not lived up to our oversight obligation here on this committee because you all are obsessed with the border,” he said. “Because you bend the knee to the ‘Orange Jesus’ as you refer to him across the aisle.”
Trying to manipulate them with guilt isn’t going to work. Why would they feel guilty about something they supported? Or if they didn’t, why would they feel guilty about something they didn’t have anything to do with?
Would the failed attempts to kill Hitler have made you support him out of guilt?