Wednesday night, news broke that President Donald Trump had inked a deal with Democrat leaders to extend amnesty to illegal immigrants covered by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, in return for a promise to increase border security. Democrats claimed Trump also dropped his promise to “build the wall” on the Southern border, but the President disputed that allegation Thursday morning.
Regardless of the ongoing back-and-forth however, some hardcore Trump supporters are already branding the deal as treasonous to Trump’s campaign promises, and at least one hardcore Trump surrogate — columnist Ann Coulter — seems to be calling for Trump’s removal from office.
At this point, who DOESN’T want Trump impeached? https://t.co/g1mMhmm8ng
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) September 14, 2017
If we’re not getting a wall, I’d prefer President Pence. https://t.co/g1mMhmm8ng
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) September 14, 2017
Yikes.
Coulter predicted Trump’s deal in her column on Wednesday, writing that Trump would spell the end of America if he colluded with Democrats to authorize DACA immigrants to say in the US.
She gave a few good reasons why a deal on illegal immigration would be problematic — the legal and procedural headaches that accompanied 1986’s similar measures, were legendary — but also claimed that Democrats pushing for DACA authorization were hell-bent on turning the US into a “third world hellhole” and implied that any immigration policy aside from a complete and total border shutdown, threatened European culture.
Coulter just went on from there, blaming Trump for being easy to “roll” (like an “Easter egg”) and Steve Bannon for leading her and other Trump followers astray.
Response to Coulter’s change of heart was mixed. Members of the Resistance suddenly found themselves scratching their heads:
I woke up to find that I agree with Ann Coulter.
I’m going back to bed.
— Bryon (@eboy71) September 14, 2017
And conservatives who warned of Trump’s squishiness during the election were quick to point out that they warned Coulter that the President could turn at any moment.
But you assured us all he was a “True Conservative,” just like @GovChristie and @MittRomney
NOW you’re saying you were mistaken?
— GlenninVirginia (@GlenninVirginia) September 14, 2017
The White House continues to day they’re still debating the issue. Maybe there’s hope for Ann yet?