GOP Senator Slammed For Criticizing Biden’s ‘Humane Treatment Of Immigrants’

Yes, you read that right. 

The Republican politician griped about Biden’s compassion via a Twitter thread that started with Cornyn citing the border policies of the previous two Democratic presidents. 

Barack Obama once said, “We simply cannot allow people to pour into the United States undetected, undocumented, unchecked.”

— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) March 22, 2021

Bill Clinton ran for re-election on a platform that said, “We cannot tolerate illegal immigration and we must stop it.”

— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) March 22, 2021

By comparison, Cornyn’s lack of enthusiasm for Biden’s border policy came down to the president’s insistence on compassion.

Many Twitter users immediately took Cornyn to task for being against basic human courtesy.

Matthew 25:40
 ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ https://t.co/DQZKf6uGiR

— Leslie Marshall (@LeslieMarshall) March 22, 2021

John was accidentally honest here. The Trump admin had a policy of torturing children as a deterrent to potential immigrants. Stopping the torture policy inevitably has led to an increase. Now the admin has to grapple with that increase. Not complicated. https://t.co/F4MoUgLotm

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) March 22, 2021

Seeing Republicans beside themselves with glee to capitalize politically on the situation at the border has been bad enough, but openly opposing “humane treatment of immigrants” is an incredible new low https://t.co/1KbIMPtvDe

— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) March 22, 2021

I’ve read this multiple times, and I really can’t figure out how this is supposed to be a burn on the President. https://t.co/Q3nak4rcIg

— Aaron E. Carroll (@aaronecarroll) March 22, 2021