Kirkorian noted that the nationalist wing of the White House, once helmed by former chief strategist Stephen Bannon and his allies, had been purged from the administration, leaving only immigration hardliner Stephen Miller in a position of power. Kirkorian is worried about the influence of Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and daughter Ivanka Trump, both of whom remain in senior advisory roles in the White House.
“Selling out to the Democrats on nonimmigration issues isn’t likely to hurt Trump much with his voters, since they hate [Speaker Paul] Ryan [R-Wis] and [Majority Leader Mitch] McConnell [R-Ky.] even more than he does,” Kirkorian said. “But if he sells out on immigration … then he’ll be in big trouble. The blame will initially rest on Jared and Ivanka, but every day that he doesn’t fire them will move him closer to becoming Amnesty Donald.”
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