Hey, folks.
David Brody here in
the CBN newsroom.
Some analysis now on
this quote deal-- and I
put that in air quotes--
this deal that apparently
Chuck and Nancy, right, Senator
Schumer and Nancy Pelosi,
announced late last night.
Donald Trump in the White
House dialing that back,
saying there's no deal
that's been reached at all.
Now, what we do believe we
have here is loose parameters.
And I'm putting that
loosely in air quotes.
And what I mean by that is it
seems to me what has happened
here is that, yes, a potential
deal has been discussed,
but there's nothing
down on paper.
That's why it's
loose parameters.
And yes, there does seem
to be some indication
that, for now, the wall
funding, funding specifically
going to building a wall, would
not be part of this DACA deal
that we're hearing
so much about,
this deal that would leave
DREAMers here in essence
legally in the future.
And so that's causing
an uprising around town,
if you will, especially
in the conservative world.
Ann Coulter very frustrated.
Breitbart with a
headline, "Amnesty Don."
And so the president
taking hits from the base.
Let's remember here and
dial back for a moment,
and that is this.
Look, just because
wall funding wouldn't
be in a potential deal going
forward when it relates to DACA
doesn't mean wall funding
is not going to happen.
There are a lot
of other vehicles,
whether it be a rider on top
of another bill-- and a rider,
by the way, all
that means is just
a component added on
top of another bill that
will go through Congress.
And so there are a
lot of different ways,
a lot of vehicles that
this could still get done.
So you're gonna hear a lot
in the mainstream media today
and the days to come talking
about how Donald Trump went
back on a promise, the
wall is not gonna be built.
Not true at all.
Remember, he's eight months into
his first year as president.
Last time I checked, there's
three years plus to go.
So let's hold off on
he broke his promise
about building the wall.
Donald Trump fully
understands that if he doesn't
get this wall built, or at
least starting to be built,
then he will not be president
when 2020 rolls around
and that election rolls
around, because clearly that
was what it was pretty
much all about, especially
on the campaign trail.
Now, there is one
other evangelical note
that we should mention here.
Remember, Donald Trump has
been this cultural warrior
for evangelicals.
And that has been going
along very smoothly.
As a matter of fact,
many evangelical
advisers calling him the
best pro-life president ever.
The Department of
Justice is arguing
in defense of cake makers
in religious liberty cases
around the country.
And so there is a sense
that Donald Trump is not
going to break at all
that cultural warrior
streak that he has.
However, if he crosses
evangelical-- by the way,
pun intended there.
You get it?
Cross.
Thank you.
If he crosses evangelicals on
the cultural warrior aspect,
that's a whole
different ballgame.
Then he's in some
serious trouble.
Right now, it looks like
his base is not happy.
And when I say his base, a
specific part of his base,
that Breitbart crowd
part of his base.
Not happy on the
immigration front.
But it's DREAMers-- and
honestly, let's be honest.
If you at the polling, most
folks, even evangelicals,
think these DREAMers
should stay.
They've been here since
they were six years old.
They did nothing wrong.
So I don't think it
politically hurts
him as much as a lot of
people think it will.
We'll see about
the wall, though.
That's the wildcard.
All right, David Brody
here in the CBN newsroom.