White House Deputy Chief of Staff James Blair has reportedly urged Republicans to shift their messaging about President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda.

During House Republicans’ annual retreat in Doral, Florida, this week, Blair privately encouraged lawmakers to stop focusing their messaging on “mass deportations,” according to Axios. Instead, Blair reportedly suggested lawmakers focus on the deportation of violent criminals.

Following the report, Blair shared a message on social media voicing support for Republicans’ immigration agenda.

  • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world
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    But these assholes RAN on this and that’s what a whole lot of their base voted for. Are they going to pretend this is some other party’s fault?

    • 🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞@lemmy.world
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      It’s a very small chance of messaging from “mass deportations” to “deporting violent criminals”. With no changes in the mass deportation of people legally here.

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    “Just stop calling it what it is, and maybe people will forget we’re disappearing their neighbors without due process.” - White House Damage Control

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    focus on the deportation of violent criminals

    Just as ICE has been doing, right? All those people charging their cars in Minneapolis without the right skin color - all of them were suspected violent criminals when ICE started asking for their paperwork?