Sen. McConnell is will face some of the strongest headwinds of his career when trying to get the new border deal passed. (The Hill)

Sen. Mitch McConnell is going to have a difficult time shepherding his hard fought bill through Congress, especially with the former President Trump trying to kill it. Denying President Biden a big win in an election year is far more important to some the GOP than actually securing the border. Therein lies the crux of the issue, the former President wants nothing more than to win the 2024 election, even if securing the border, the most important issue to his hard core base is scuttled. Will the base care? That’s harder to answer.