Trump’s DACA mess turned a negotiating opening into a credibility crisis
On the same day the shutdown hit, Trump’s immigration strategy kept looking like a self-defeating mess. His earlier rejection of a bipartisan deal had already poisoned the talks, and the January 19 deadline showed how little room he had left to maneuver. The problem wasn’t just policy; it was trust. Trump had spent days saying one thing to negotiators and another to his base, and by the end of the day nobody could treat his White House as a reliable partner.
First recorded Jan 19, 2018·Meaningfully updated Jan 19, 2018
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Trump’s DACA mess turned a negotiating opening into a credibility crisis
On the same day the shutdown hit, Trump’s immigration strategy kept looking like a self-defeating mess. His earlier rejection of a bipartisan deal had already poisoned the talks, and the January 19 deadline showed how little room he had left to maneuver. The problem wasn’t just policy; it was trust. Trump had spent days saying one thing to negotiators and another to his base, and by the end of the day nobody could treat his White House as a reliable partner.
On the same day the shutdown hit, Trump’s immigration strategy kept looking like a self-defeating mess. His earlier rejection of a bipartisan deal had already poisoned the talks, and the January 19 deadline showed how little room he had left to maneuver. The problem wasn’t just policy; it was trust. Trump had spent days saying one thing to negotiators and another to his base, and by the end of the day nobody could t…
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