Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Thursday privately begged Republican colleagues to take a deal on border security at a closed-door meeting — arguing the opportunity will vanish if former President Donald Trump is re-elected, reported Punchbowl News. “During closed-door lunch, McConnell told GOP senators that this is Congress’ moment to do a border deal and urged R’s to ‘take this opportunity’ now because a border deal with Dems won’t happen under a 2nd Trump presidency,” Andrew Desiderio posted on X. According to Desiderio, Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) also vouched for the deal in …