US EditionReport: White House Advises GOP to Avoid 'Mass Deportation' Rhetoric
White House urges GOP to avoid 'mass deportations' rhetoric and focus on deporting violent criminals as 70% of deportations involve those with criminal records, officials say.
- On Tuesday, White House Deputy Chief of Staff James Blair told House Republicans at a closed-door briefing in Doral, Florida, to stop rhetoric on 'mass deportations' and focus on deporting violent criminals, Axios reported.
- Political advisers recommended focusing on violent criminals over 'mass deportations' and highlighting Democratic support for sanctuary cities to sharpen midterm messaging.
- Polls show 49% call the mass-deportation campaign too aggressive, while the White House said roughly 3 million left under Trump policies and a Washington Post analysis found half had no criminal conviction.
- White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said 'Nobody is changing the Administration's immigration enforcement agenda' as Trump fired Noem last week and advises GOP members to avoid discussing 'mass deportations'.
- Given his 2024 pledge to deport 15 million to 20 million undocumented immigrants, advisers seek to 'take the mass out of mass deportation,' risking alienation of the MAGA base.
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White House To House GOP: Don’t Say ‘Mass Deportations!’
I’m old enough to remember when Donald Trump and the Republicans handed out “Mass Deportation Now!” signs at their 2024 Republican convention to brand it a top issue for their platform. But that was before Trump’s ICE started killing Americans, rounding up innocent six-year-olds, and deporting immigrants to torture prisons in El Salvador. Now, the phrase is not to be uttered. According to The Washington Post, the White House and “top House Repub…
In a surprising twist, a Donald Trump aide calls on Republicans to replace 'Mass Deportations' with something less harsh
Who could forget Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign promise to enforce the “largest deportation program in American history,” while repeatedly using dehumanizing rhetoric about immigrants to rally his base. Now, suddenly, the White House is reportedly encouraging Republicans to soften their language around “mass deportations” as they head into the midterms, and instead emphasize targeting violent criminals. The Trump administration’s handling of immig…
JUST IN: White House Responds to Report that House GOP Told by White House to Avoid Mass Deportation Messaging in Midterms
The White House on Tuesday responded to a report from Axios that Republican lawmakers are being urged by the Trump Administration to stop using the phrase “mass deportations” ahead of the midterm elections. They did not appear to deny the report, however.
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