Donald Trump's diehard supporters turn on President after apparent U-turn on 'Dreamers'
Staunch conservative allies of President Donald Trump erupted in anger and incredulity late Wednesday after Democrats announced the President had agreed to pursue a legislative deal that would protect thousands of young undocumented immigrants from deportation but not secure Trump's signature campaign promise: building a massive wall along the US-Mexico border.
As midnight neared, social media accounts came alive as elected officials and activists on the right dashed off tweets and posts to share their shock.
And in between those posts, there was a flurry of fuming calls and text messages - a blaring political fire alarm among Trump's diehard supporters.
“The reality is sinking in that Trump administration is on the precipice of turning into an establishment presidency,” Sam Nunberg, a former Trump campaign adviser, said in an interview early on Thursday morning.
While the initial wave of fury could change direction as new details emerge, the torrent represented the first major break of Trump's devoted base from the president on a core issue.
Representative Steve King, Republican-Iowa, one of the GOP's biggest immigration hawks, issued a dramatic warning to the President after he scrolled through news reports.
“If AP is correct, Trump base is blown up, destroyed, irreparable, and disillusioned beyond repair,” King tweeted, referencing an Associated Press story on the bipartisan agreement.
He added, “No promise is credible.”
Conservative radio talk show host Laura Ingraham, who is friendly with Trump, mocked him for seeming to shelve the pledge that has animated his supporters since his campaign's launch.
Donald Trump's diehard supporters turn on President after apparent U-turn on 'Dreamers' | The Independent
Staunch conservative allies of President Donald Trump erupted in anger and incredulity late Wednesday after Democrats announced the President had agreed to pursue a legislative deal that would protect thousands of young undocumented immigrants from deportation but not secure Trump's signature campaign promise: building a massive wall along the US-Mexico border.
As midnight neared, social media accounts came alive as elected officials and activists on the right dashed off tweets and posts to share their shock.
And in between those posts, there was a flurry of fuming calls and text messages - a blaring political fire alarm among Trump's diehard supporters.
“The reality is sinking in that Trump administration is on the precipice of turning into an establishment presidency,” Sam Nunberg, a former Trump campaign adviser, said in an interview early on Thursday morning.
While the initial wave of fury could change direction as new details emerge, the torrent represented the first major break of Trump's devoted base from the president on a core issue.
Representative Steve King, Republican-Iowa, one of the GOP's biggest immigration hawks, issued a dramatic warning to the President after he scrolled through news reports.
“If AP is correct, Trump base is blown up, destroyed, irreparable, and disillusioned beyond repair,” King tweeted, referencing an Associated Press story on the bipartisan agreement.
He added, “No promise is credible.”
Conservative radio talk show host Laura Ingraham, who is friendly with Trump, mocked him for seeming to shelve the pledge that has animated his supporters since his campaign's launch.
Donald Trump's diehard supporters turn on President after apparent U-turn on 'Dreamers' | The Independent
