Trump's Style Puts Immigration Deal in Doubt
- Blow up in talks raises risk of government shutdown ahead
- Lawmakers concerned senior aide encouraging hardline stance
A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer checks a passenger's identification and boarding pass at a security checkpoint at Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Washington, D.C.
Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
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Donald Trump appeared ready to consider an immigration deal with Democrats and moderate Republicans this week -- until a hard-right flank led by White House senior adviser Stephen Miller and Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton pulled the president back.
Miller is widely viewed in the Senate as an obstacle to a deal who’s supplied the president with an unrealistic expectation of what Democrats would accept, according to three people familiar with the talks.