GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [6-15-18] upended delicate House negotiations over immigration legislation by suggesting he wouldn’t sign a compromise measure, prompting a clarifying tweet from the president and leaving Republicans uncertain about how to proceed. In a morning interview with Fox News, Mr. Trump had indicated he wouldn’t sign a ‘moderate’ immigration bill, a remark that was taken by many to mean he was rejecting a recently released bill assembled by negotiators from the GOP’s moderate and conservative wings. The bill is aimed at giving young immigrants legal status while also tightening the border and moving to a merit-based immigration system. By Friday afternoon, Mr. Trump had tweeted comments that appeared to suggest he continued to support both a compromise bill and an alternative favored by conservatives…Mr. Trump’s initial remarks nonetheless had taken a toll on Capitol Hill. House Republican leaders put on hold their Friday efforts to line up support for the compromise legislation, and some rank-and-file GOP members speculated that votes planned for next week may have to be postponed further.”
-Siobhan Hughes, Natalie Andrews and Louise Radnofsky, “Trump’s Comments on Immigration Muddy Prospects for Compromise Bill.” The Wall Street Journal, June 15, 2018 4:24 pm