Words Don’t Matter: Trump Claims There Was ‘Softening’ In Immigration Plan!

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally, Monday, July 25, 2016, in Winston-Salem, N.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally, Monday, July 25, 2016, in Winston-Salem, N.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Donald Trump told conservative talk show host Laura Ingraham Thursday that there has been a “softening” on his immigration plan.

After delivering a hardline speech on immigration enforcement that included gruesome accounts of murdered Americans at the hands of undocumented immigrations, Trump seems to be a bit confused about the definition of “softening.”

“Look, we do it in a very humane way, and we’re going to see with the people who are in this country. Obviously, I want to get the gang members out, the drug peddlers out. We’ve got a lot of people in this country that you can’t have, and those people you can’t have,” Trump said. “And then we’re going to make a decision at a later date once everything is stabilized. I think you’re going to see there is quite a bit of softening.”

Trump’s speech had been billed as an opportunity for the candidate to try and expand his base of support from the fringe right and base supporters to a wider swath of the Republican Party. When he got to the mic, however, Trump was true to his primary self.

Notable Replies

  1. Oh, if only the FSM had made lying a physically painful act, HO would be writhing on the floor for the remainder of his life in excruciating agony.

  2. “We’re gonna arrest people and drag them out of their homes, taking everything away from them — but we’ll do it humanely!”

    Sheesh.

  3. Hardening, softening, hardening, softening

    The man has ISSUES…

  4. The only thing soft about Trump and his cult are their skulls.

  5. Cialisthenics?

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