Standing beside UFC chief Dana White in the White House Brady briefing room, President Donald Trump moved to kill talk that he was opening the door to amnesty, telling reporters, There wont be amnesty."
The impromptu availability followed a burst of conservative backlash after Trumps Sunday 60 Minutes interview, in which comments on deportations were seized on as a possible softening. Asked about that interview and his decision to name Stephen Miller chief of staff, Trump said, We have a very strong deportation policy, theres no amnesty, adding that my policy hasnt changed and that the administration is still focused on the worst of the worst.
Trump said some people who entered illegally now have jobs, are productive, and in some cases pay taxes, and that officials are seeing whats going to happen. He was blunt about legalization, saying, Someone suggested will there be amnesty? No, while adding that he is working with organizations to see if they could find a solution that did not involve amnesty.
White appeared with the president in the briefing room and briefly pretended to field questions before Trump took over. The Monday message was aimed at hawks who heard the Sunday interview as a deal with Democrats: there will be no amnesty.
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