Much of Border Wall Fight About Trump Resistance, Not Border Security

[rangerrebew]

Much of Border Wall Fight About Trump Resistance, Not Border Security

James Carafano  January 28, 2019 / 31 Comments

 
Politicians often clothe outrageous policies in reasonable rhetoric. President Donald Trump sometimes does the opposite, wrapping reasonable policy in careless rhetoric.

Remember his earlier call for a “Muslim travel ban”? The policy itself—temporary restrictions on travel from a half-dozen countries—was perfectly reasonable. As the ISIS caliphate collapsed, its fighters began fleeing to those nations, and Trump wanted to have measures in place to make sure they did not then come here.

Yet the president’s rhetoric helped fuel a bitter, partisan debate, which kept the policy in abeyance until a Supreme Court ruling restored common sense by upholding the ban.

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[dfwgator]

Everything the Rats do is about Trump Resistance.

Their strategy is to portray Trump as weak,  if they give him what he wants,   that strategy fails.

[skeeter]

Everything the Rats do is about Trump Resistance.

Their strategy is to portray Trump as weak,  if they give him what he wants,   that strategy fails.

Sounds like a profitable campaign theme for 2020 - I don't think a policy of mindless obstruction plays well with the undecided.