CNN Reports That It Got Played On Its Not-So-Anonymous Immigration Scoop From Trump

Swim19 · 03-01-2017, 07:08 PM

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SARA MURRAY: Let's just change gears entirely and talk about the bait and switch that the president pulled when it came to immigration yesterday. He had this meeting with the anchors, he talked about a path to legal status. Basically they fed up things that they thought these anchors would like, that they thought would give them positive press coverage for the next few hours. A senior administration official admitted that it was a misdirection play. And you will note that when the president was actually out there speaking to the American public, he didn't talk about a path to legal status. He talk about reforming the legal immigration system so it's merit-based. That means fewer low-skilled workers, fewer people coming on family ties, more people coming on high-skilled visas.

That is still closer to a Stephen Miller and Steve Bannon framework of the world than Gang of Eight, who pushed comprehensive immigration reform.

JOHN KING (HOST): Interesting twist, although it does make you wonder, so we're not supposed to believe what the senior-most official at the lunch says, who then they allowed it to be the president's name says, we're not supposed to believe what they say, maybe we shouldn't believe what they say.*

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https://mediamatters.org/video/2017/...p-trump/215510

Smooth · 03-01-2017, 07:12 PM

Yet, we still have DACA . . .

Swim19 · 03-01-2017, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Smooth

Yet, we still have DACA . . .

Yes we do. This was about Comprehensive Immigration Reform report though, not DACA.

jakeim86 · 03-01-2017, 07:23 PM

Or maybe this is a misdirection play to appease Trump supporters while working on CIR in the back room.

ceaguila · 03-01-2017, 07:27 PM

As long as Bannon and Miller are there, it's never going to happen

Smooth · 03-01-2017, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by jakeim86

Or maybe this is a misdirection play to appease Trump supporters while working on CIR in the back room.

Yes, exactly.

We will be fine everyone.

Swim, I know we have to be cautious, but I really think CIR will happen. I really believe that. Higher chances of it passing under Trump than Hillary to be frank. I mean...look at McConnell. Need I say more? F**king Mitch McConnell being open to immigration reform??

isk84life · 03-01-2017, 08:21 PM

The hard right official that Trump has in there will not let immigration reform happen... Where are all the people willing to switch to republican btw?

DanielPL · 03-01-2017, 08:26 PM

I have a feeling that someday we dreamers are going thank trump for giving us green cards.

Got_Daca · 03-01-2017, 08:28 PM

They played it well.

Got me glued to the screen watching Trump's speech.

Played real well.

IamAman · 03-01-2017, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by UndocumentedPapi

Trump will sign an immigration reform bill, I'm calling it

You and your other accounts on here don't base that on anything. There was a guy that predicted the Cubs would win the World Series back in 1993 too and it came true but it doesn't mean it was based on any facts.

Keep on trolling though. It's not like the mods give a damn.

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CNN Reports That It Got Played On Its Not-So-Anonymous Immigration Scoop From Trump