Conservative pundit Ben Shapiro suggests that Donald Trump’s immigration comments turned “mushy” in an under-reported television interview on Wednesday with CNN’s Dana Bash.
Shapiro wrote Thursday:
“Trump may have damaged himself with the very people excited by his candidacy… Let’s break down what Trump is actually saying here. Over the course of just a few minutes, Trump says America should: (1) Deport everyone; (2) Reimport nearly everyone; (3) Expedite the system to accomplish (2); (4) Allow everyone who came back in via (2) to gain legal status; (5) Perhaps give them citizenship; (6) Perhaps not give them citizenship; (7) Do ‘something’ with DREAMers.”
Political analyst Chris Stirewalt told Fox News host Megyn Kelly Thursday night that Trump’s comments “sounds like the stuff that Hillary Clinton says or that any of the politicians say because immigration is this impossible issue. So politicians just chop up buckets of word salad to get out of talking about it.”
“Obviously Ben Shapiro at Breitbart did not like what he heard,” Kelly responded. “He thought there was a ‘mushiness’ on the issue of immigration. This is the problem. It’s both the appeal and the problem with Donald Trump that the sweeping generalities with which he speaks are appealing. So you say, ‘yeah, he’s a winner, right? OK.’ Then when he gets pressed on the specifics, it gets a little meandering at times.”
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