IMMIGRATION/STEVE KING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WALL: “Immigration hard-liners on Saturday [1-19-19] afternoon blasted President Donald Trump’s proposed deal to end the government shutdown, attacking his offer of temporary protection for some undocumented immigrants in exchange for border wall funding. Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) tweeted: ‘A Big Beautiful Concrete Border Wall will be a monument to the Rule of Law, the sovereignty of the USA, & @realDonaldTrump. If DACA Amnesty is traded for $5.7 billion(1/5 of a wall), wouldn’t be enough illegals left in America to trade for the remaining 4/5. NO AMNESTY 4 a wall!’ Ann Coulter tweeted: ‘100 miles of border wall in exchange for amnestying millions of illegals. So if we grant citizenship to a BILLION foreigners, maybe we can finally get a full border wall.’ conservative media commentator Ann Coulter, The conservative media commentator has repeatedly antagonized the president for failing to erect a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border during his two years in office.”
–Quint Forgey, “Immigration hard-liners blast Trump’s shutdown deal offer,” Politico, January 19, 2019 5:15 pm