The Charlie Kirk Show Biden's Border Bribery Plan
May 1, 2024
Vivek Ramaswamy and Sen. Rick Scott discuss Biden's border bribery plan and Republican support for it. They question the seriousness of the deal and highlight how open borders and voter ID rules play into the Democrats' strategy for power. Sen. Scott asks if his fellow Republicans even read the bills they pass, pointing out the implications of their recent actions on foreign aid deals.
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Open Border And Voter ID Are Linked Electoral Strategy
- Vivek Ramaswamy argues open-border policies plus opposition to voter ID form a deliberate electoral strategy to create long-term Democratic majorities.
- He cites Democrats like Stacey Abrams and Mayorkas and calls it incentives hiding in plain sight, not a conspiracy.
Concrete Steps To Fix The Southern Border
- To stop the border crisis, deploy practical measures: complete the wall, station military on the southern border, halt birthright citizenship for children of illegals, and deport undocumented migrants.
- Vivek emphasizes these are man-made problems with straightforward technical fixes blocked by lack of political will.
Bipartisan Elite Deals Trump Public Interest
- Vivek contends bipartisan elite consensus often serves institutional priorities (like interventionist foreign policy) over citizens' interests.
- That creates an arranged marriage where both parties tolerate a porous border to preserve other shared agendas.