The New York Times does not do puff pieces on Republicans unless they have a specific ulterior motive. And in the case of this weekend’s New York Times profile of Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), that ulterior motive is clear: completely change the accurate perception of Vice President Kamala Harris as an open borders ideologue into a tough-as-nails border hawk.

And Lankford played along perfectly. At every step in the interview, he let the New York Times absurd characterizations of the border crisis go unchallenged and completely failed to articulate a conservative plan for border security.