Julie Pace: Trump Watches Cable News, Hears How His Base Might React, Then Backs Away from a Deal

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STEPHANOPOULOS: "And Julia, according to the reporting from Senator Schumer on Friday, it did seem like the president was receptive to what he was feeling, whether or not he actually signed on we’re not sure, but it was receptive, but he’s hemmed in on the House side."
PACE: "And has been the great frustration, not just of Democrats, but frankly of Republicans in the president’s own party who feel like they have these conversations with the president. They go to the White House for meetings. He is open to a large deal that would cover both spending, border security and DACA, but then something happens, either staffers who take a harder line on immigration get to him. He starts watching cable news coverage and hearing about how his base might feel if he makes a DACA deal, and then he backs a way. And that has made this a really difficult negotiation. Because Republicans don’t want to send something to the president that he won’t sign. And they’re never quite sure hour to hour what that package would look like."