Krauthammer on Trump’s Immigration Stance: ‘This Isn’t Evolution, this Is a Complete Turn About’

‘Did he ever mean it? I believe the answer is probably no’

>> Remember, in the primary, that this issue whether he was going to change on immigration came up time and again it came up at our debate in Detroit. There was a “New York Times” piece about that they had an off-the-record meeting. A suggestion that possibly he had said something like this in the off-the-record session. You remember Ted Cruz made a big deal about that. I think we still have the sound bite. Senator Cruz from the debate March 3rd. Take a listen.
BAIER: "That’s why this “New York Times” tape is so troubling because what’s been reported is that Donald told the editorial board of the “New York Times” what I’m saying on immigration I don’t believe. I’m not going to build a wall. I’m not going to deport people. This is all just rhetoric for the voters. Now, if he didn’t say that he has an easy solution, simply release the tapes. Charles?"
KRAUTHAMMER: "Well, you know, if this is evolution, this is like a aplataplus. This is not evolution. This is a complete turn about. The worst thing is not just that it’s a change of policy. It’s that look at what happens to the underlying logic. The logic of the policy was, this is what — this was the tent pole of his campaign. The politicians are idiots. The politicians are stupid. The politicians are sold out. They don’t care about you. And what did he say? We don’t have borders. We don’t have a country. They are all flocking in. They are killers, they are rapists and the country is a divided crime scene as he said in his speech at the convention. As a result of this and now he tells us oh, the laws are wonderful. Administered by bush and Obama. I don’t want to change any of it. I will be a little more energetic that undermines. Did he ever mean it? I believe the answer is probably no."

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