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Trump’s Tweets Won’t Help Score a Border Security Deal with Congress

By John T. Bennett and D.A. Banks

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White House correspondent John T. Bennett has heard for months from congressional aides that President Donald Trump’s vague demands to secure the southern U.S. border — plus his willingness to unexpectedly change his mind — are frustrating efforts to craft legislation on immigration, DACA or border control.

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