Late Wednesday evening, news broke that Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi had reached a deal with President Trump on the issue of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which affects some 800,000 people in the United States. The two Democratic leaders, who had dinner with Trump earlier in the evening, released a statement which said they had:
“Agreed to enshrine the protections of (the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program) into law quickly, and to work out a package of border security, excluding the wall, that’s acceptable to both sides.”
The White House tried to deny that any deal had been agreed to, claiming:
“What remains to be negotiated are the details of border security, with a mutual goal of finalizing all details as soon as possible. While both sides agreed that the wall would not be any part of this agreement, the President made clear he intends to pursue it at a later time, and we made clear we would continue to oppose it.”
Yet Trump also defended Dreamers and seemed to pledge to protect them:
Does anybody really want to throw out good, educated and accomplished young people who have jobs, some serving in the military? Really!…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 14, 2017
…They have been in our country for many years through no fault of their own – brought in by parents at young age. Plus BIG border security
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 14, 2017
But on Twitter, Trump’s most ardent defenders began to call him a turncoat who had lied and sold them down the river:
At this point, who DOESN'T want Trump impeached? https://t.co/g1mMhmm8ng
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) September 14, 2017
.@seanhannity No. If true, blame Trump. GOP sucks, but if Trump caves on amnesty & the wall, that's on him. Quit coddling him.
IF TRUE. https://t.co/ijbcAMYRYq
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) September 14, 2017
@RealDonaldTrump If AP is correct, Trump base is blown up, destroyed, irreparable, and disillusioned beyond repair. No promise is credible. https://t.co/uJjxk6uX5g
— Steve King (@SteveKingIA) September 14, 2017
Fuck all of this. @AnnCoulter/Bannon 2020.
— Cassandra ? Fairbanks (@CassandraRules) September 14, 2017
Schumer is an ideologue devoid of integrity, the "Dreamers" are Dimms problem: You promised to make American dreams come true-#AmericaFirst https://t.co/749NDmwcV8
— Lou Dobbs (@LouDobbs) September 14, 2017
Schumer is an ideologue devoid of integrity, the "Dreamers" are Dimms problem: You promised to make American dreams come true-#AmericaFirst https://t.co/749NDmwcV8
— Lou Dobbs (@LouDobbs) September 14, 2017
Check out Breitbart. A turning point tonight.
"Amnesty Don" pic.twitter.com/wqvv2mTwyD— Robert Costa (@costareports) September 14, 2017
"Put a fork in Trump, he's dead." https://t.co/xEu5lwhmqO
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) September 14, 2017
So let’s see if I have this straight: Trump lied to his own supporters and now they realize he’s a con man? What took them so damn long to figure that one out?
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