President Donald Trump is feeling the pressure this morning from members of the right-wing media who say his Saturday speech from the White House was merely a disguised form of amnesty for millions of undocumented immigrants.
Minutes after his speech, conservative commentator Ann Coulter excoriated Trump on Twitter, comparing him to Jeb Bush:
Trump proposes amnesty. We voted for Trump and got Jeb!
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) January 19, 2019
The backlash was so extreme that Trump was up bright and early Sunday morning, attacking Democrats for not agreeing to his demands and desperately trying to placate those on the right who are disgusted with him:
Nancy Pelosi and some of the Democrats turned down my offer yesterday before I even got up to speak. They don’t see crime & drugs, they only see 2020 – which they are not going to win. Best economy! They should do the right thing for the Country & allow people to go back to work.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2019
No, Amnesty is not a part of my offer. It is a 3 year extension of DACA. Amnesty will be used only on a much bigger deal, whether on immigration or something else. Likewise there will be no big push to remove the 11,000,000 plus people who are here illegally-but be careful Nancy!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2019
Trump is trying to have it both ways. He wants to pander to his core supporters while at the same time pretending that he’s the voice of reason when it comes to immigration. But social media wasn’t buying his BS for a second:
You made a huge mistake shutting the government to blackmail Democrats. Your wall is a metaphor for your penis. Nobody wants to see it and you can’t get it up. And Mexico won’t pay for your boner. #wenis #wallpenis
— Jeffrey Guterman (@JeffreyGuterman) January 20, 2019
Wow Ann Coulter really does own you.
Along with Putin of course ✋?
— UnsilentMajority ? (@The_UnSilent_) January 20, 2019
Let his reputation be the guide here. If he gets what he wants he will turn around and do a 180 on everything he says.
The Art of the Deal, my friends: someone wins and someone loses, if you’re not winning you’re losing.
Right now #Trump is losing, and he can’t deal with it.
— BrianT (@PastafarianBri) January 20, 2019
Temporary amnesty will pay for the wall! Temporary amnesty will pay for the wall!
Not sure Rush or @annCoulter will love this new chant.
2020 might be tougher than you think bub.
— Jeremy Newberger (@jeremynewberger) January 20, 2019
Only reason Trump wants a wall: bc conservative talking heads Ann Coulter and Rush loudmouth want a wall so bad and they have enough followers that if they pull support for Donny he fears his chances for second term are done. He doesn’t care. It’s about him and only him.
— Harry (@HarryPeralta410) January 20, 2019
Trump has painted himself into a corner and he can’t find a way out. No wonder he filed for bankruptcy six times.
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