Trump claims he never pushed GOP to pass immigration bill, contradicting previous tweet
By KATHRYN WATSON CBS NEWS June 30, 2018, 7:42 PM
Trump claims he never pushed GOP to pass immigration bill, contradicting previous tweet
President Trump on Saturday claimed he never pushed congressional Republicans to pass either of the two immigration bills the House considered in recent days. But only three days earlier, he urged Republicans to pass a GOP compromise bill on immigration in an all-caps tweet.
The Republicans' bill failed Wednesday, with more than 100 Republicans voting against it.
"I never pushed the Republicans in the House to vote for the Immigration Bill, either GOODLATTE 1 or 2, because it could never have gotten enough Democrats as long as there is the 60 vote threshold," Mr. Trump tweeted Saturday, referring to two failed GOP immigration proposals, one more conservative and one more moderate. "I released many prior to the vote knowing we need more Republicans to win in Nov."
The more conservative of the two bills failed to muster enough support in the House last week as well.
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