BORDER/CHILDREN/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump continued to mislead about the origin of the humanitarian crisis on the US border on Thursday [6-21-18], a day after caving to political pressure on the issue. Loath to appear weak on immigration and borders, Trump continued alleging Democrats were to blame for the catastrophe, which he had sought to reverse a day earlier with an executive order. The President was not required to sign anything to change the administration’s practice that elicited outrage. He could have reversed the practice of splitting children from their parents with a phone call. As it stands, the hastily written order is mired in confusion, with little clarity on how families will be reunited. Trump mentioned that act only in passing on Thursday, returning instead to his misleading and sharp rhetoric blaming political opponents for what he claimed were the weakest immigration laws in the world..The document the President signed was assembled hastily and government agencies scrambled late Wednesday and Thursday to assess its implications. Initially, the government said the 2,300 children currently separated from their parents would remain so; later, officials clarified the children would be reunited with family members.”
-Kevin Liptak, “Trump continues to mislead over border crisis after caving to pressure,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, June 21, 2018 4:48 pm