How easy is it to solve the problem at the border?
During a special interview with George Stephanopoulos, President Trump told George that they could solve the problem at the border in less than an hour if Congress would come to the table and be willing to work together.
According to Fox News,
President Trump said Democrats could stop stonewalling over immigration and solve the issue with just a quick meeting, in remarks broadcast Sunday with ABC News’ “This Week” anchor George Stephanopoulos.
“The border should be done, George. The border… The Democrats should come in and 15 minutes to an hour we can have it all solved. It’s so simple,” the president said at the White House.
He added: “The things that we’re talking about you shouldn’t have to give. It’s so– there are three and four loopholes you solve those loopholes you no longer have a problem at the border. They should want to do it. But they don’t want to do it because of political reasons.”
EXCLUSIVE: Pres. Trump says Democrats should come in to solve immigration “in 15 minutes to an hour,” he tells @GStephanopoulos.
“It’s so simple…You solve those loopholes, you no longer have a problem at the border.” https://t.co/sYcQlhGWSy pic.twitter.com/11Zde5NhPM
— ABC News (@ABC) June 17, 2019
Read the full transcript below:
TRUMP: We’re handling the vets, you know, we have choice, you’ve seen that and so many others things we’ve been able to do for the vets. The hardest is usually the Congress, I find Congress more difficult than frankly than many of the foreign leaders.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Why is that?
TRUMP: Because they have their own views, you never know exactly but they have their own views and–
STEPHANOPOULOS: But that’s democracy, isn’t it?
TRUMP: Yeah, I guess it is, but… And I… so many things like the border, the border should be done, George. The border… The Democrats should come in and 15 minutes to an hour we can have it all solved. It’s so simple.
STEPHANOPOULOS: But that would mean you’d have to give some stuff as well.
TRUMP: Well, but it’s not even giving stuff. The things that we’re talking about you shouldn’t have to give. It’s so– there are three and four loopholes you solve those loopholes you no longer have a problem at the border. They should want to do it. But they don’t want to do it because of political reasons.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Is that your big–
TRUMP: That’s why if we can take over the House, we will have things done like never before.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Is that your biggest unfinished piece of business? I remember we spoke on that first day in June of 2015 you were talking about the border, you were talking about the wall, more people crossing the border than ever before right now.
TRUMP: Well, that’s because the economy is so good, they try to come into our country. We have many more people wanting to come in and they come for economic reasons, they not coming for asylum… asylum is a way–
STEPHANOPOULOS: Many are facing violence
TRUMP: Really, they’re coming though… most of them for economic reasons, and the country is doing better economically than ever before and everybody wants to crack in. I think we’ve done a great job on the border. We’re apprehending more people than ever before under our new Mexico plan. That’s going to help a lot because, you know, you’re going to see the numbers go way down. But really we should be able to do it much easier than that. If the Democrats sat down for fifteen minutes we could work it out.
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