Trump’s immigration flip-flop: what gives?

Posted by | August 22, 2016 11:28 | Filed under: Politics


Newsweek’s Nicholas Loffredo decodes the clashing messages that emerged over the weekend:

Donald Trump’s hardline stance and harsh rhetoric on the issue of illegal immigration may be shifting, as comments by his new campaign manager and a report from sources inside a meeting of his Hispanic advisers suggest the Republican candidate for president may be backing away from his calls to deport the millions of people who are…

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* Hirsch is the third person to use the pseudonym, a not-so-veiled tribute to journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson, with the permission of his predecessors Gene Gaudette of American Politics Journal (currently webmaster and chief bottlewasher at Liberaland) and Stephen Meese at Smashmouth Politics.

5 responses to Trump’s immigration flip-flop: what gives?

  1. anothertoothpick August 22nd, 2016 at 13:38

    Trumps new favorite word is going to be “anymore”.

    As in “he doesn’t say stupid $hit like that anymore”

  2. William August 22nd, 2016 at 13:50

    Trump told a meeting of his Hispanic advisory council that he wants a “humane and efficient” method to deal with illegal immigrants ….
    Well?
    You could start by paying them.

  3. Mike August 22nd, 2016 at 15:41

    Now he’s flipping on the wall…says we an just put out some scary looking garden gnomes and that’ll do it….Mexicans hate gnomes

    • bpollen August 22nd, 2016 at 16:12

      There might be a reason for that… they don’t all help with your travel plans:
      .

  4. Gary Parillo August 23rd, 2016 at 02:28

    It was announced tonight on the breaking news about the other breaking news that already broke,that despot&chief has cancelled his thursday night immigration speech.This is sure to leave many americans heartbroken.Once again this confirms that don the con has no core and no solid policies or convictions,but is fishing to see what he can say that would be politically expedient for the moment from the few remaining suckers that still believe he actually has a chance to beat a girl!

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