AZ Senator Jon Kyl says President Obama told him he’s holding off securing border for political gain.

While attending a Tea Party town hall meeting in North Tempe, Arizona Republican Senator Jon Kyl told the audience at a that during a private, one-on-one meeting with President Obama in the Oval Office, Obama and he discussed securing the Mexican Border. Kyle quoted the president as claiming as problematic “If we secure the border, then you all won’t have any reason to support ‘comprehensive immigration reform.”

More, including a video of this coming straight from Senator Kyl’s mouth, from Mediaite.