Top Republican Reince Priebus on Obama: 'I don't believe a thing he says'

Reince Priebus, the head of the Republican National Committee, thinks President Obama is bluffing when he says he'll take executive action on immigration reform.

"I don't believe a thing he says," Priebus said Wednesday on CNN. "He's been talking about immigration reform for seven years. So you're using his words as if they actually mean something."

Also Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) warned Obama not to "poison the well" with the incoming GOP majority by pursuing unilateral action on immigration reform. Obama has said he will act on immigration by the end of the year.

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