Nancy Pelosi says Trump's border and aid threats are among 'his worst ideas'
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday questioned who is “poisoning” President Donald Trump’s mind when it comes to immigration policy, calling his recent threat to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border and his move to cut off aid to Northern Triangle countries in Central America “one of his worst ideas."
“Stiff competition, mind you, this is one of his worst ideas,” Pelosi (D-Calif.) said of Trump’s decision to end the assistance funding to Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. “It could cover so much territory, it’s hard to say worst. This is not a good idea.”
Pelosi, speaking at a POLITICO Playbook interview Tuesday morning, then broadened her critique.
“Shutting down the border and cutting off the money are probably in competition for two of his worst ideas,” she said, though she quickly added: “Let’s not forget our friend the wall.”
The speaker argued that cutting off the funding, which is aimed at creating stability in the so-called Northern Triangle nations, was counter-productive to stemming the surge of asylum-seeking migrants from those countries showing up at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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