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Trump backs away from hardline immigration policy after midterms blowout: ‘I think it was too tough’
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What happenedTrump backs away from hardline immigration policy after midterms blowout: ‘I think it was too tough’.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Trump says his immigration crackdown ‘might be too tough’ after midterm losses". The right frames it as "Trump backs away from hardline immigration policy after midterms blowout: ‘I think it was...".
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Left / center-leftTrump says his immigration crackdown ‘might be too tough’ after midterm losses
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Right / center-rightTrump backs away from hardline immigration policy after midterms blowout: ‘I think it was too tough’
Trump backs away from hardline immigration policy after midterms blowout: ‘I think it was too tough’
President Trump admitted his hardline immigration policy went too far after the GOP’s sweeping losses in the midterm elections last week. Trump said his administration’s rapid deportations...
Trump says his immigration crackdown ‘might be too tough’ after midterm losses
President Trump on Sunday said his deportation policies might have been “too tough” and led to the GOP’s historic losses in this year’s elections. CBS News’s Ross Douthat asked the presiden...
