Mike Pence on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday could not say whether the Republican presidential nominee is sticking by, or backing off, his pledge to deport the estimated 11 million people in the United States illegally with the help of a “deportation force”.
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During the Republican presidential primary, an animating policy of Trump’s campaign was his hardline stance on immigration. “I mean, you’re going to hear more detail in next two weeks that lays out all the policies”, Pence said.
Trump did not explain how his plan would affect undocumented residents who have been in the United States for decades and obeyed USA laws.
“There is a very good chance the answer could be yes”, Trump said when asked if he would deport those who have lived here peacefully but without papers. That’s what CBS’ John Dickerson asked Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway on Sunday.
At the center of this latest in a string of Clinton controversies is the Clinton Foundation, a philanthropic organization founded by Hillary Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton.
The next day, he ruled out legal status, “unless they leave the country and come back”, he told CNN. But Trump is working to gain the advantage.
Donald Trump’s campaign is planning its biggest ad buy to date – upward of $10 million on commercials airing over the next week. Late Sunday, the nation’s only African-American owned and operated national Christian television network announced its president and CEO, Bishop Wayne T. Jackson would interview the Republican nominee in Detroit on September 3.
The first presidential debate is set for September 26.
His surrogates on Sunday refused to comment on Trump’s reaction to the fatal shooting of National Basketball Association star Dwyane Wade’s cousin Friday, as she pushed her baby in a stroller in Chicago.
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus admitted on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that his party’s nominee is considering changing his previous position, calling the issue complicated – even though Trump had ignored those complexities in the primary. Clinton accused Trump of “taking hate groups mainstream”, while Trump claimed his opponent has continued to be a “bigot” toward African Americans.
A few hours later, he followed up with a tweet offering condolences to Wade and his family. It will focus on his economic message, contrasting his approach with Clinton’s.
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This story has been corrected to reflect last week’s speech, which was canceled, was scheduled for Colorado, not Phoenix.
