As Republicans try desperately to hold on to their congressional majorities next Tuesday, President Donald Trump has taken a series of explosive last-minute gambits in an attempt to boost GOP candidates. The president's 11th hour policy proposals — some of which appeared to catch congressional leaders and even White House officials off guard — relate to immigration and taxes, issues he has repeatedly used to try to excite the Republican base. He has floated a 10 percent middle-class tax cut, directed his administration to send more than 5,000 troops to the southern border as thousands of migrants seek asylum and discussed a constitutionally dubious executive order to end birthright citizenship. Critics and even neutral observers have called the moves political and say they appear designed more to help Republicans in a challenging midterm election than to serve as serious policy solutions. While the actions could motivate some GOP voters, they could also backfire, as divisive immigration proposals such as restrictions on travel from several Muslim-majority countries have previously energized large swaths of the population against Trump. Republicans likely need some kind of spark to hold the House, which in Democratic control would open Trump to more investigations and challenges to his policy agenda. Democrats have an inside track to flipping the 23 GOP-held seats they need to take a House majority... ... Donald J. Trump ✔@realDonaldTrump Many Gang Members and some very bad people are mixed into the Caravan heading to our Southern Border. Please go back, you will not be admitted into the United States unless you go through the legal process. This is an invasion of our Country and our Military is waiting for you! Read more https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/30/trump-takes-tax-immigration-gambits-ahead-of-midterm-elections.html How does he know that "some very bad people are mixed into the Caravan heading to our Southern Border" Answer is he doesn't know.
