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Trump’s DACA ‘nothing to worry about’ tweet made a bad decision look even more chaotic

After ending DACA, Trump tried to reassure recipients with a tweet that promised they had nothing to worry about. The message was instantly read as muddled, contradictory, and politically reckless, because it clashed with the administration’s own six-month threat hanging over hundreds of thousands of people.

Why it matters: DACA whiplash

First recorded Sep 7, 2017·Meaningfully updated Sep 7, 2017

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Trump’s DACA ‘nothing to worry about’ tweet made a bad decision look even more chaotic

After ending DACA, Trump tried to reassure recipients with a tweet that promised they had nothing to worry about. The message was instantly read as muddled, contradictory, and politically reckless, because it clashed with the administration’s own six-month threat hanging over hundreds of thousands of people.

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