Trump blames DACA deal delay on Democrats: 'Too bad!'

President Trump's reported reference to Haiti, El Salvador, and African nations as "shithole countries" during an immigration meeting with senators Thursday has derailed further immigration talks concerning Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which addresses the situation of immigrants illegally brought to the United States as children. But Trump on Saturday placed blame for the delay on Democrats, casting doubt on their aims:

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Bonnie Kristian was a deputy editor and acting editor-in-chief of TheWeek.com. She is a columnist at Christianity Today and author of Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community (forthcoming 2022) and A Flexible Faith: Rethinking What It Means to Follow Jesus Today (2018). Her writing has also appeared at Time Magazine, CNN, USA Today, Newsweek, the Los Angeles Times, and The American Conservative, among other outlets.