He IS now losing Republican support on his actions also….
Several recent polls point to this….
President Trump is facing signs that his immigration crackdown is losing popularity with American voters as fallout grows from the fatal shooting of a Minnesota woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer this month.
Recent polling has found Trump’s approval on immigration at a low point and shown that even some Republican voters are critical of immigration officers’ approach.
The poll numbers come as some high-profile figures on the right have criticized ICE in the wake of the Minneapolis shooting, underscoring the potential political liability for the party as it heads into the midterms.
“This is the kind of political issue that can get out of control,” Republican strategist Jason Cabel Roe said.
Immigration has long been one of the president’s strong suits, and he won his second term partly on the promise of tough border policies and mass deportations.
But his administration’s aggressive moves have drawn sharp pushback from the left, prompted protests throughout the year and now appear to be dragging down his approval numbers.
A new Reuters/Ipsos survey found American approval of Trump’s immigration approach at its lowest point since he returned to the White House. In an AP-NORC poll, just 38 percent of Americans approve of Trump’s immigration enforcement, down from a 49 percent high this spring. And a majority of voters in a recent CNN poll conducted by SSRS said ICE’s actions are making American cities less safe…..
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Still, Republican strategist Doug Heye said this might be a problem for Republicans in the midterm elections because “they’ve backed themselves into a corner on this.”
“They can oppose some administration policies — which leads [the media] to go mental with the ‘What does it say about Trump’s hold on the party?’ — but they can’t challenge him on things that are core to his identity. And this is,” Heye said.
White House border czar Tom Homan this week said the Trump administration needs “to be better at messaging what we’re doing out there” when it comes to immigration, arguing it faces “a lot of false media.” …
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Though Trump’s overall disapproval rating is reaching all-time highs as the immigration debate intensifies, Republicans “have plenty of time to claw some of this back” before November, said Scott Tranter, director of data science for Decision Desk HQ. ….
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