Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky, decided to cave to Democrats on a full year of spending only weeks before the new Republican House would get a say. Plus, he calls this a victory, claiming the top priority of Republicans is to defeat Russia in Ukraine. Sure. Not inflation, not the wide-open border, not drugs, not crime, but Russia.

McConnell: “Providing assistance for Ukrainians to defeat the Russians is the number one priority for the United States right now according to most Republicans. That’s how we see the challenges confronting the country at the moment.” pic.twitter.com/NPmzWRzoz1

— Greg Price (@greg_price11) December 20, 2022

Can you imagine this level of idiocy? This bill actually prohibits spending money on border security!

Just insane. What a stat. If this new bill passed we will have given Ukraine $100 billion in taxpayer money, which as you see below, is enough money to have built 20 walls on our Southern border. https://t.co/HxIgooCPid

— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) December 21, 2022

Thanks to Congressman Dan Bishop for the stunning numbers hidden in this 4,000-page bill.

…but at the same time, allocates $410 million towards border security for Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, and Oman.

America Last in action. pic.twitter.com/KSkgtTEtmL

— Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop) December 20, 2022

My team and I are reading through the omnibus bill today – all $1.7 trillion and 4,155 pages of it.

Follow along for some of the most egregious provisions in the bill ⬇️

— Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop) December 20, 2022

Senator Rick Scott of Florida, who Clay interviewed on today’s show, is a no vote on this garbage, set to pass in the dead of night.

The $1.7 T Pelosi-Schumer Spending Bill dropped at 1AM. If you started reading it RIGHT NOW, you’d have to read 47+ pages/hour NONSTOP to finish before funding expires at 12AM Friday.

It’s a MASSIVE inflation bomb written in secret so no one can read it.

— Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) December 20, 2022

A vote for the Pelosi-Schumer spending bill is a vote to raise inflation. Period.

— Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) December 20, 2022

If Congress really cares about Americans, then it’s time to start ACTING LIKE IT.

Irresponsibly passing a bill that you have NO IDEA what’s in it is NOT the answer. pic.twitter.com/BwM76ujiaG

— Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) December 20, 2022

Sen. @RandPaul called out government spending he finds wasteful: “We spent $118,000 to study if a metal replica… of Marvel Comics’ evil warlord Thanos could snap his fingers… They apparently hired some dude to wear metal gloves and snap his fingers.” pic.twitter.com/HbXMUjn86O

— Forbes (@Forbes) December 21, 2022

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