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Did members of the Oklahoma Republican Party condemn a Republican senator for working with Democrats on border security?

By Sue Bin Park
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The Oklahoma Republican Party issued a resolution condemning Republican Sen. James Lankford, who represents Oklahoma in the U.S. Senate, for his work on a bipartisan border security package. Party leadership retracted it two days later.

The resolution, passed during a Jan. 27, 2024 meeting, read in part, “The Oklahoma GOP strongly condemns Senator James Lankford ... and calls upon him to cease and desist jeopardizing the security and liberty of the people of Oklahoma and these United States.”

On Jan. 29, the Oklahoma Republican Party issued a statement characterizing the meeting as illegitimate, as proper notice was not provided to all members, and advised the media not to report on any business conducted that day as official party actions.

Republican Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell has privately acknowledged that former president Donald Trump’s opposition to the deal presents a dilemma for the party, The Oklahoman reported.

This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as this one.
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@DustyDeevers on X Tweet: “Resolution Condemning & Censoring Senator Lankford’s Open Border Deal”
Sen. James Lankford Lankford Releases Border Security Package with Huge Wins for Securing the Border
The Oklahoman State GOP officails criticize Treat, Lankford in weekend social media posts, meeting
OKGOP Statement regarding January 27th meeting
The Oklahoman US Sen. Lankord faces backlash from Republican Party over potential border deal
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