After coming under fire from his own members and staff for a letter to President Trump supporting the framework of the White House’s immigration proposal, the President of the League of United Latin America Citizens (LULAC) has promised to retract the document, NBC reports.
TPM reported Tuesday night that LULAC President Roger Rocha had written the supportive letter without the consent of his organization’s staff, board of directors, or general membership. Most LULAC leaders and members did not find out about Rocha’s action until Republican leaders on Capitol Hill began touting the “endorsement” to reporters.
Within hours, calls for Rocha to resign began circulating online.
Rocha told NBC on Wednesday that his letter “was based on an earlier fact sheet the White House released and not a more recent one with proposals the group does not support.”
Rocha added that in sending it directly to President Trump in an effort to keep LULAC “at the table” as immigration reform negotiations progressed, he “didn’t anticipate it would be shared with members of Congress.”
Still, Rocha confirmed, “It will be retracted.”
Congratulations, Mr. Rocha – Donnie Two-Scoops has been too busy for a good dignity wraithing lately. You’ve made his week!
A flat-out-strange story, all the way around. LULAC has been around the political block more than a few times; for Rocha to a) be so incautious from the get-go on the Trump proposal and b) to not keep in mind that this administration changes direction more frequently than a weather-vane, just beggars belief.
Trump’s so-called ‘plans’ are merely his brain burping after eating McD’s and watching FOX.
Yet another real-world story that looks like it could just as easily come from The Onion. As in…
Area Man Tries Desperately To Hold Onto Job After Colossal Fuck-up.
Seems to me that Rocha needs to be retracted.