Priebus: ‘I’m Not Convinced’ Trump ‘Comfortable’ With Mass Deportation

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus speaks at the Republican Party of Arkansas' Victory 365 center in Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday, Aug.19, 2014. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)
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Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus on Thursday expressed optimism about the potential for Donald Trump to back away from his initial campaign proposal to deport all undocumented immigrants.

“I’ll wait and see what Donald Trump ultimately decides, I’m not convinced he’s comfortable with the idea of trying to deport 12 million people,” Priebus said on Fox News Radio’s “Kilmeade and Friends” when asked about Trump’s recent comments on immigration. “It’s not a practical place to be, and I don’t necessarily think he was there. I think it’s up to him to work through this.”

Priebus said that Trump’s recent comments indicating he may back off his proposal for mass deportation show “a reasonableness on his part in understanding the issue and trying to come to grips with a positive and practical solution moving forward.”

H/t Buzzfeed News

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