Tim Scott Nixes Border Bill—Then Goes on Fox to Argue for It

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) can’t seem to make up his mind.

The South Carolina Republican voted Wednesday against a sweeping immigration reform bill—but went on Fox Business Network just hours later to say that he voted against a separate foreign aid bill for Israel and Ukraine because the border issue should be addressed first.

Scott explained his logic after the Senate, led by a number of Republicans and a few Democrats, blocked the border deal and foreign aid package that had been drawn up partly by Sen. James Lankford (R-OK). Despite many Republicans recently demanding such legislation, former President Donald Trump’s opposition to the measure was widely seen as contributing to its failure.

Read more at The Daily Beast.