Everyone Is Confused About What Trump Is Doing With DACA [View all]
President Trump is at a crossroads with regard to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, the Obama-era initiative the president just rescinded that protected nearly 800,000 undocumented individuals who came to the U.S. when they were young. And instead of picking one path to go down, he seems to be trying to jog down both sides at once, which has brought fury and confusion to those on all sides of this debate.
After dining on Chinese food at the White House with the top two Democrats in Congress Wednesday evening, Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Nancy Pelosi were giddy. They sent out a joint statement stating the trio had "agreed to enshrine the protections of DACA into law quickly, and to work out a package of border security, excluding the wall, that's acceptable to both sides."
Around 10 p.m., the Associated Press reported a deal had been cut. Conservatives were enraged that the president had abandoned his signature campaign promise to be a tough, anti-immigrant commander-in-chief.
White House aides frantically tried to dispel the notion that any grand bargain had been struck. But the damage was done, and the alt-right and conservatives alike were enraged. The feeling of betrayal from the far-right was palpable early Thursday morning, as Breitbart splashed its banner with "Amnesty Don."
Trump seems to have gotten the message and responded with reassuring tweets meant to placate his enraged base.
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Sounds like even Trump is confused.
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