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Saturday 23 June 2018

Trump sabotages GOP plans in Congress. Again.

By LISA MASCARO and he threatened to veto the
ZEKE MILLER budget deal, according to
Associated Press two Republicans familiar
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just with the private exchange.
when House Republicans The president reassured
needed Donald Trump’s them that would not hap-
backing the most — on pen, they said.
their big immigration over- “Everybody is sensitive to
haul — he dashed off a what the president is say-
presidential tweet on Fri- ing,” said Rep. Paul Cook,
day saying they should quit R-Calif., who’s undecided
wasting their time on it. on the immigration mea-
It’s hardly the first time the sure. “I think it makes it
president has abandoned very, very difficult. ... What
his allies in a moment of he says influences a lot of
need. Over and over, members.”
Trump has proven himself The assessment of Trump’s
a saboteur, willing to walk changes isn’t much dif-
away from promises and ferent at the White House,
blow up a deal, undermin- where officials were caught
ing the GOP agenda in off guard by his sudden
Congress. shifts this week on immigra-
“You just fear that tweet tion — including his reversal
in the morning,” said Rep. in signing an executive or-
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Flori- President Donald Trump, left, arrives for an event on the White House complex in Washington, der to halt the separation
da. The retiring Republican Friday, June 22, 2018, with people who have lost family members from crime committed by of immigrant families at the
said members of Congress undocumented immigrants. border.
can’t help but think, “Oh Associated Press Officials portray a president
no, how many policies will larly among the more cen- create a path to citizen- servative Republicans who who increasingly relies on
you undo by the day’s trist Republicans who have ship for young “Dreamers.” don’t support the immigra- his own counsel, ignoring
end? Because the day’s been pushing the party’s It seemed to be losing — tion deal, said Trump’s ac- their advice. They say they
not over. Heck, it’s not immigration compromise. rather than gaining — sup- tions should come as no follow along with the rest
even noon yet. How many That bill would provide $25 port ahead of rescheduled surprise. He ran on disrupt- of the country on Twitter to
times could he change his billion for Trump’s border voting next week. Trump ing Washington, aides said, learn what their boss is do-
mind?” wall and set new limits on had publicly backed the and that’s exactly what ing.
On Capitol Hill on Friday, the family visas in favor of mer- bill earlier in the week. he’s doing. “Republicans should stop
mood was gloomy, particu- it-based entry — but also “It’s a horrifically chilling In fact, he does it all the wasting their time on Im-
signal,” said another retir- time. Last year, not long migration until after we
ing Republican, Rep. Mark after House Republicans elect more Senators and
Sanford of South Carolina, stood in the Rose Garden Congressmen/women in
who recently lost his prima- with Trump celebrating November,” Trump tweet-
Paradise in the Caribbean ry election after frequently passage of their replace- ed early Friday. “Dems are
criticizing Trump. ment for former President just playing games, have
“What the president just Barack Obama’s health no intention of doing any-
signaled is, ‘I’m not going care law, he mocked their thing to solve this decades
to be there.’ And therefore legislation as a “mean” bill. old problem. We can pass
I think people will take the After Congress approved great legislation after the
cue,” Sanford said. “I think a budget deal to end a Red Wave!”
it makes immigration re- government shutdown in Officials said the president’s
form that much more un- February, Trump turned on haphazard actions seem to
likely.” lawmakers and threatened have less to do with cam-
Republican Rep. Mike to veto it. paign politics — or even his
Simpson of Idaho said law- At a White House meet- own standing with voters
makers who are count- ing this week with some — than ego. He’s frustrated
ing on Trump to provide a two dozen wayward Re- with Congress and the me-
presidential nudge should publicans who needed dia, particularly after the
reconsider. “He changes nudging on the immigra- flop of the GOP’s health
so frequently that anybody tion bill, one lawmaker di- care overhaul last year,
who depends on that, I rectly asked the president which made him wary of
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