The following article by Julie Hirschfeld Davis, Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Thomas Kaplan was posted on the New York Times website January 17, 2018:
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s chief of staff privately told a group of Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday that Mr. Trump had not been “fully informed” when promising voters a wall along the Mexican border last year, and said that he had persuaded the president it was not necessary. He also expressed optimism that a bipartisan immigration deal could eventually be reached.
John F. Kelly, the retired Marine general credited with bringing a measure of discipline to Mr. Trump’s chaotic White House during his six months as chief of staff, told members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus that he had educated the president about the issue of immigration, adding that Mr. Trump had “evolved” on the wall. Continue reading “Trump Was Not ‘Fully Informed’ in Campaign Vows on Wall, Chief of Staff Says”