Sen. Lankford denounced by Oklahoma GOP over work on border deal

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Oklahoma‘s Republican Party approved a resolution condemning and withdrawing support from Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) over his negotiations with Democrats on a border deal.

In a resolution passed on Saturday, the state party criticized a deal Senate negotiators, including Lankford, have been working on that would close down the border if migrant crossings exceed certain levels. In the resolution, the Oklahoma party accused Lankford of having betrayed not only his party and state but his oath to the Constitution as well.

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