Conservative radio host Jesse Kelly stepped ahead to boast that he’s who Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) stated had threatened to “destroy” him over his push for the now-nixed bipartisan invoice on immigration.
In a Senate ground speech on Wednesday, Lankford stated an unnamed “common commentator” had “advised me flat out, ‘In case you attempt to transfer a invoice that solves the border disaster throughout this presidential 12 months, I’ll do no matter I can to destroy you as a result of I are not looking for you to unravel this earlier than the presidential election.’”
“By the way in which, they’ve been devoted to their promise and have finished every thing they’ll to destroy me prior to now a number of weeks,” the lawmaker added. The invoice got here underneath relentless fireplace from former President Donald Trump and his allies, who see immigration as key to his reelection in November.
Kelly later Wednesday claimed credit score for threatening Lankford on X, the social media platform previously often called Twitter.
“He could also be a eunuch, however I’ll say this about James Lankford: He has nice style in radio,” wrote Kelly. He added, “Sure, in case you’re questioning, he’s speaking about me.”
He could also be a eunuch, however I’ll say this about James Lankford: He has nice style in radio. 😏
Sure, in case you’re questioning, he’s speaking about me. https://t.co/D7NWoPb8SX
— Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) February 7, 2024
Kelly was as soon as a frequent guest on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News present earlier than Carlson’s April 2023 ouster from the conservative community.
“America needs a dictator” and “the right is going to pick a fascist inside 10 to twenty years” to steer the nation are amongst Kelly’s earlier controversial feedback.
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