Trump Pushes Already-Rejected Idea About Dumping Immigrants In Sanctuary Cities

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 10: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media prior to his departure from the White House April 10, 2019 in Washington, DC. President Trump will sign an executive order on ene... WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 10: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media prior to his departure from the White House April 10, 2019 in Washington, DC. President Trump will sign an executive order on energy and infrastructure during his visit at International Union of Operating Engineers International Training and Education Center in Crosby, Texas. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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President Donald Trump seized on a Washington Post report Friday that details his administration’s rejected idea to dump immigrants into sanctuary cities, saying that the White House is giving “strong considerations” to the proposal.

Both times it was raised in the past, ICE reportedly shot it down, citing legal, budgetary and optics risks. The White House told the Post it was “just a suggestion that was floated and rejected, which ended any further discussion.”

Apparently, Trump didn’t get the memo.

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  1. This is Trump playing the comic book villain who takes and threatens hostages until the defenseless masses give him what he wants. He tries this crap over and over again and always comes out the loser. He’s pushing this because folks on the far right think he’s failing at the border. He’s sensitive about that. Go hard on comprehensive immigration reform and Dems win 340 EVs and take the Senate.

  2. He’s seizing the narrative.

    It’s what he does best.

    His base doesn’t hear/read/care that somewhere down the line - his actions are nullified/ignored/thrown out of court.

    He’s talking big and carrying a big stick.

    All while the Turtle pushes through judges that WILL support him.

  3. Might be good. San Francisco, Boston NYC and other cities would probably treat those poor people as well as possible.

  4. He’s not seizing anything but his own _____. This is a weak distraction. He got clobbered on immigration last year. This is not the strong issue he thinks it is for him.

  5. There is a tale about giving a hard-working people a dump and them making it into something great

    And giving lazy people an eden and them turning it into a dump.

    Trump may be the most clueless person alive. The majority of the people he is talking about are the first type.

    ETA In this case, the Immigrants have an even greater opportunity.

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