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Oklahoma GOP director says Lankford censure not ‘legitimate’

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The executive director of the Oklahoma Republican Party claimed Tuesday that the party’s recent vote to censure Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) for his role in the Senate’s border security negotiations took place at an illegitimate meeting.

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The Hill

Oklahoma GOP director says Lankford censure not ‘legitimate’

The executive director of the Oklahoma Republican Party (OKGOP) claimed Tuesday that the party’s recent vote to censure Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) for his role in the Senate’s border security negotiations took place at an illegitimate meeting. Stan Stevens, OKGOP executive director, told The Hill the vote to censure Lankford took place during a State…

3 months ago·Washington, United States

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The Epoch Times

GOP Oklahoma State Rep Says Lankford Censure Was Needed to Convey Border Security Concerns

Republican Oklahoma State Rep. Jim Olsen backed the state Republican Party’s decision over the weekend to censure one of the state’s own Republican U.S. senators, James Lankford, for negotiating with Democrats on an immigration and border security proposal. Speaking with NTD News on Monday, Mr. Olsen said Mr. Lankford has been reliably conservative on many issues, but said the decision by the Oklahoma Republican Party (OKGOP) to censure Mr. Lank…

3 months ago·New York, United States

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Alternet

Meeting to censure Oklahoma GOP senator was 'held illegitimately': report

Last week, US Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) in a bipartisan agreement, decided "on a border package aimed at curbing the flow of migrants at the Southern border," according to CNN.Hours later, Oklahoma State Rep. Dusty Denver's (R), shared a copy of a press release via X/Twitter announcing the approved resolution from the state's GOP, calling on Lankford "to cease and desist jeopardizing the secur…

3 months ago·Washington, United States

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