Trump says he won't sign GOP's compromise immigration bill

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill


BY MELANIE ZANONA - 06/15/18 09:29 AM EDT

President Trump on Friday said that he would not sign the House GOP’s compromise immigration bill, delivering a major blow to Republican leadership’s plans.

“I certainly wouldn’t sign the more moderate one,” Trump said on “Fox & Friends” during an impromptu interview on the White House lawn. “I need a bill that gives this country tremendous border security. I have to have that.”

GOP leaders reached an agreement to hold two votes next week on a pair of immigration bills including a compromise immigration bill, which is the product of weeks of negotiations between moderate Republicans and conservatives, and a more hard-line immigration measure from Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.).

Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) earlier in the week said that Trump was excited about the compromise bill and seemed to be on board with the plan, which sticks to the fair main “pillars” outlined by the White House.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/392439-trump-says-he-wont-sign-gops-compromise-immigration-bill

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Trump says he would oppose immigration bill cobbled together by House GOP, dealing a blow to leaders rallying support for it

By Washington Post Staff
June 15 at 9:36 AM

House Republican leaders circulated a draft of the measure late Thursday and planned to gauge support on Friday. They plan votes next week on two immigration measures: a hardline bill written by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Robert Goodlatte (R-Va.) and legislation billed as a compromise between the moderate and conservative factions of the GOP conference.

“I’m looking at both of them,” Trump said during a wide-ranging interview on “Fox and Friends.” “I certainly wouldn’t sign the more moderate one.”

Trump’s opposition is significant particularly since House Republican leaders said they had been working closely with Trump administration officials on the compromise to ensure it was something the president would sign.

This is a developing story. It will be updated.

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[C_U_L8R]

1. Release the children, you criminal.

[nature-lover]

2. Don't use the word "compromise" and he might sign it.

[Dave Starsky]

3. Call it the "Trump Gets Tough On Immigration Act".

Don't change a word of it.

He'll happily sign it.

[Freethinker65]

4. Yep

[nature-lover]

10. Perfect!

[Tom Rinaldo]

5. OK, that actually makes it easier to support the bill

DACA youth need protection. Ripping families apart has to stop. None of this is just politics to them, but House Republicans were playing politics with this bill, trying to force Democrats to vote against it because of billions spent on a bogus wall and restrictions on new immigration. Trump just slammed the door on their ploy. He owns the consequences as will Republicans running in swing districts.

[Phoenix61]

6. This should be easy. He doesn't read. nt

[BlueIdaho]

7. Trump hands 2018 election to Democrats...

Thanks Fat Donny, now tell everyone how you are going to destroy the health care system and we can see that big beautiful blue wave...

[lark]

8. I am so fucking pissed I can't see straight.

He was on tv saying he Democrats caused this separation, it was out of his hands. Fucking evil inhuman orange assface is a shit stain on the entire world and has not one ounce of truth or sanity in that entire ugly corpulent cesspool of a body.

[Zambero]

12. A gaslighting orgy

Lie. Repeat. Lie. Repeat. Ad finitum. The alternative facts mill in action.

[bucolic_frolic]

9. " tremendous border security. I have to have that."

He's going to make it impossible for citizens to leave

[Marthe48]

11. A DU member posted

that trump won't sign anything because he has to see everything as a win for him. If he signs a bill, it must mean he lost, no matter if the bill has everything single thing he wants in it.

Because he is an ass.

[duforsure]

13. He's enjoying brutalizing them too much,

And this is only the begining. He'll turn on this country's people and it'll get a lot worse.

[yallerdawg]

14. I don't get it.

When the hell did I become a Mexican?

And if somehow I AM a Mexican, didn't we tell the Dotard we weren't going to pay for his wall?

[beachbum bob]

15. Good news though it's bad...GOP donors not writing checks...

[Chemisse]

16. They need to push through with it anyway.

And the main selling point should be that it will stop the placement of children in prison camps.

Let Trump veto it and place himself firmly as the one to blame for this.

[pazzyanne]

17. A hearty "Hell ya" from me on your choice of selling point.

[LiberalLovinLug]

18. Doesn't he realize that he would look better to actually get something done?

I wonder if he purposely does this for the chaos he will create, even within his own party. That chaos is even better than being praised for accomplishing something. signing something. anything.