Trump says GOP is 'wasting their time' on immigration bill

No Images? Click here         Trump Leaves GOP Leaders Out To Dry On Immigration Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and other Republican leaders thought President Donald Trump could be the magic bullet for accomplishing the elusive GOP goal of passing an immigration bill. Instead, he’s looking more like the death blow. After telling House Republicans Tuesday night that he backed both of their immigration proposals “1,000 percent,” Trump has gone soft. He first asked on Thursday what the purpose was of the House passing immigration bills if the Senate was just going to reject a GOP-only bill ― a fair point. Trump then stepped up the Twitter criticism Friday morning to say, “Republicans should stop wasting their time on immigration” until after the November elections, where he improbably predicted a “Red Wave.” Setting aside the delusions of increased GOP margins in the House, Trump’s statement that Republicans should set aside immigration is not the endorsement GOP lawmakers had been looking for ― and it’s already spooking Republicans who were on the fence about backing a compromise bill. READ MORE     WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? The fatal Antwon Rose police shooting sparked a second night of Pittsburgh protests. “We should not be having this rally because he should be here, he should not have been killed,” the teen’s aunt said. READ MORE Protesters outside Kirstjen Nielsen’s house played audio of detained migrant children. The DHS secretary had to walk by protesters shouting “Shame!” as she left her house. READ MORE The crying migrant girl in the heartbreaking photo wasn’t separated from her mother. And conservatives are pouncing with “fake news” claims. READ MORE         ICYMI Reality Winner, an accused National Security Agency leaker, is expected to change her not guilty plea. She’s expected to accept a plea deal over disclosure of a memo that gave proof of Russia’s 2016 meddling in the presidential election.   Trump says Mexico is doing nothing "except taking our money and sending us drugs." The president said undocumented immigrants were able to “walk through Mexico like it’s walking through Central Park.”   Jeff Sessions says it’s "painful" hearing Christians condemn his family separation policy. “I have critics from a lot of different areas,” says the attorney general. You don’t say!       Want more?  Process To Reunite Detained Children With Immigrant Families Is ‘Total Chaos’   Guatemalan Mother Reunited With Son After Suing the Government   Tom Arnold Says He’s ‘Taking Trump Down’ With Michael Cohen’s Help   HuffPost is now a part of Oath and a part of Verizon. On May 25, 2018 we introduced a new Oath Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More. How will Trump’s administration impact you? Sign up for our email and find out. Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. Like what you see? Share it. Want more? Here are two other newsletters you'll love: The Morning Email and Must Reads. ©2017 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe   - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe