As expected, former President Barack Obama weighed in on the Trump administration’s announced plan to rescind DACA after a six-month delay for Congress to debate possible legislation in place of Obama’s executive action:
To target hopeful young strivers who grew up here is wrong, because they’ve done nothing wrong. My statement: https://t.co/TCxZdld7L4
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) September 5, 2017
First of all, notice the change in terminology:
https://twitter.com/AdamBaldwin/status/905284459867627522
And secondly, Republican Rep. Jeff Duncan filled in some areas that Obama intentionally left blank:
Read your statement. You left out the part about how YOUR actions as President were contrary to the Constitution & to the rule of law. https://t.co/W1GZACnOqI
— Rep. Jeff Duncan (@RepJeffDuncan) September 5, 2017
Boom! And yet Democrats are acting as if Obama’s unilateral decrees should just last forever? That’s not how it works.
Hmm. Waiting for the #MSM to add this context to their reporting of @BarackObama statement. … Still waiting. https://t.co/aanxZp8qo2
— Stephen Waters (@sbwTweet) September 6, 2017
That could be a long wait.
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