El Presidente was asked to explain why he tweeted that there would be no DACA deal this morning.
Here’s what he said to reporters:
“Mexico has got to help us at the border … A lot of people are coming in because they want to take advantage of DACA,” President Trump says before going into church on Easter morning. pic.twitter.com/WimSVUylrZ
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 1, 2018
He also tweeted some more about his DACA thoughts:
These big flows of people are all trying to take advantage of DACA. They want in on the act!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 1, 2018
As they point out in the CNN video below, people who stream over the border now wouldn’t be able to apply to DACA, but to be fair to Trump, it doesn’t matter – any time you have some kind of amnesty, it encourages more people to come on the off chance that the laws will be extended to them.
It’s also interesting that he just says Mexico has to “help” at the border. He’s been saying they absolutely will pay for the border wall, but will he settle for some kind of immigration enforcement help by Mexico?
https://twitter.com/katierogers/status/980459219488067585Also.. that’s… quite the Easter dress:
Pres Trump and Melania arriving for Easter services in Palm Beach pic.twitter.com/kdczAcdjry
— Steve Holland (@steveholland1) April 1, 2018