'They're cowards': Trump team calls out Congress on immigration, fumes 2018 momentum squandered

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BY ANITA KUMAR

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By Franco Ordoñez
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February 07, 2018 05:28 PM
Updated February 07, 2018 06:09 PM

WASHINGTON - The White House is furious that Congress is squandering precious time to accomplish something both Republicans and Democrats have already agreed to do – protect hundreds of thousands of young immigrants. According to eight people familiar with the situation, the anger is boiling over as time runs out to complete an immigration deal before the calendar quickly shifts to the midterm elections.

White House aides are eager to strike an immigration deal that will include money for a border wall. That would allow President Donald Trump to hit the campaign trail with his biggest goals accomplished: a rewrite of the nation’s tax laws, a repeal of the requirement Americans buy health insurance, a reduction in regulations and action to curtail legal and illegal immigration.

Most of those who spoke about the White House’s frustrations did so on the condition of anonymity.

“Congress isn’t acting because they don’t want to do anything difficult,” said a former Trump adviser who is in close contact with the White House. “They’re cowards. They haven’t had an immigration deal in 30 years.”

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[Eliot Rosewater]

1. I stand on this assessment, giving him the wall along with the

tax bill that is going to devastate 95% of America, will be a HUGE mistake.

AT this time the ONLY thing more important than dreamers, i hate to say it, is taking power back in November and giving him the wall might prevent us from overcoming the overwhelming russian hacking.

I know it is easy for someone not affected directly to say this, but we can always bring them back once we take over the government but if we do not take over the government, it is gonna get so bad here it is unimaginable.

Show me where I am wrong and I will relent.

[SWBTATTReg]

2. With tRUMP, trying to hit a moving target on what 'he' wants is ...

next to impossible because he's changing his mind all of the time and no one can figure out what he wants.

I think you're unfortunately right.