After a large group of lawmakers met with President Donald Trump for a lengthy meeting on Tuesday about a plan to restore the protections from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, a smaller group of lawmakers will meet with administration officials on Wednesday.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), and Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) will meet with Trump administration officials, Cornyn confirmed in a Wednesday morning tweet.
Politico on DACA: HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER KEVIN MCCARTHY (R-CALIF.), SEN. DICK DURBIN (D-ILL.), SENATE MAJORITY WHIP JOHN CORNYN (R-TEXAS) and HOUSE MINORITY WHIP STENY HOYER (D-MD.) will meet today with administration officials to figure out what they might be able to get done.
— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) January 10, 2018
Trump held a chaotic, freewheeling meeting with a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Tuesday. During an hour-long media availability at the meeting, Trump offered a wide range of opinions on immigration policy and strategies for restoring DACA. His vacillating comments left lawmakers confused, with both parties coming away from the meeting with a different view on what had happened.
The smaller group of lawmakers is now tasked with determining what Trump and Congress might be able to agree to on legislation restoring DACA.
I suggest a change of headline: “Lawmakers meet to implement Trump’s explicit promise to Dreamers”
Trump cannot effectively run a meeting. Trump has no grasp of facts and/or policy and/or desired results. Trump is ignorant of the legislative process. Trump’s so-called stellar negotiating skills have been laid bare as sloppy and an illusion.
Rump has NO idea what he agreed to because, as benthere says, he has no grasp of facts and policy. If someone says something that Rump thinks might get him some kind of accolades, he’ll agree to it. If it doesn’t do that, then he’ll say that he never meant what he said or just outright deny he said it at all.
And Donnie is the best, most beautiful candidate the GOP could come up with? Sad!
that should be a ‘fun’ meeting.