Posted on 06/15/2018 3:32:29 PM PDT by Fightin Whitey
The White House said Friday that President Trump supports House legislation that closely tracks his priorities on border security and limiting legal immigration, walking back comments he made on national television rejecting the GOP bill.
The reversal came after hours of confusion on Capitol Hill, where Trump’s words roiled an already fragile internal debate between conservative and moderate House Republicans who have been trying to find an immigration compromise after months of false starts.
“The president fully supports both the Goodlatte bill and the House leadership bill,” White House spokesman Raj Shah said, referring to legislation drafted by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and a separate compromise measure.
Shah said Trump, during his “Fox and Friends” interview, was referring to an effort led by moderate House Republicans to force a series of immigration votes over the objections of the GOP leadership. Another senior White House official said Trump misunderstood the question that was posed to him, which prompted the president to say that he “certainly wouldn’t sign the more moderate one.”
House Republican leaders had teed up action on two immigration measures: a hard-line draft written by Goodlatte and legislation billed as a compromise between the moderate and conservative factions of the GOP conference.
The draft compromise bill released Thursday was written with White House input, including from top Trump immigration adviser Stephen Miller, and closely hews to the “four pillars” the administration set out in a January framework.
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CALL the WH on Monday and Reps on Monday .
Demand that Compromise Bill be Killed or its Over .
Amnesty will kill Trump Midterm .
Sadly I think this story has truth .
Miller was quoted supporting both Bill on Thursday .
Its a disaster .
The compromise lets in 10-12 Million Dems thru Daca!
Its treason .
And if Trump supports this K street Treason .
He is DONE .
The Midterm are GONE !
hopefully not true. but if so, goodbye Reagan democrats and working class Americans. he probably won’t see a second term.
Its 20 Million Dacas .
There is no definition and they can drag in the whole Family .
That flips 5 Red states in 2020 .
The Dem will control all three branches of Govt .
Want that future !
They can drag in the whole family with them .
That is over 12 to 20 million .
No one knows the definition of Daca and how many there really are !
Its a Dem dream .
LOL! You again, caww?
Have you ever written a sentence that has ANY substantive meaning?
What are you talking about?
Trump's sudden decision to stop “Catch and Release” - just four months before the mid-term election?
Or, maybe you are talking about Trump's sudden decision to deport a couple hundred immigrant felons? Just 250,000 more to go.
Or, maybe you are talking about Trump's sudden decision to arrest 116 illegal landscapers in Ohio? Just 12 million more to go.
As I’ve heard it discretionary spending (like the wall) is only good for two years then has to be renewed. That’s why it’s important that the wall be finished in two years.
$25 billion for the wall.
Congrats! Good job!
Good job posting the thread!
Yet another article that tries to make Trump look like a foolish buffoon.
I don’t believe it for a minute. I believe he said exactly what he meant this morning.
Someone who becomes a billionaire by negotiating does not become confused what they are asked or what their intentions are. It’s the liberal journalists projecting their own inadequacies.
Read my lips, no new taxes. Remember that episode Mr President.
I’m with you.
I think he might have misunderstood the initial question.
After that he did what he does best, which is praise and lambaste and misdirect, all in a minute or two, entirely to his advantage...lol.
I want wall contracted and money irrevocably committed and builders identified as reliable before anthing else. At a minimum. That’s my final offer.
If true (big if), that would be a deal breaker with the Trump voter.
I thought I heard McConnell say last week that he wasn’t bringing an immigration bill up this term.
Sounds like senatorial politicians do not have the votes to pass anything remotely acceptable.
I think he has plenty of room and reason to say no.
““The president fully supports both the Goodlatte bill AND THE HOUSE LEADERSHIP BILL,” White House spokesman Raj Shah said, referring to legislation drafted by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) AND A SEPARATE COMPROMISE MEASURE.”
#Losing.
We were just stabbed in the back .
Pushing Ryan Amnesty is it !
Its K Street Daca Sell Out .
Good Bye Midterms .
Blow up the WH Phone lines .
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