Crime and immigration are two areas where Republicans have relentlessly attacked the Biden administration. But within the last week, the president has made moves that appear designed to take the sting out of those attacks.
"I support D.C. Statehood and home-rule — but I don’t support some of the changes D.C. Council put forward over the Mayor’s objections — such as lowering penalties for carjackings," Biden tweeted last week."If the Senate votes to overturn what D.C. Council did — I’ll sign it."
While the White House referred to the reports as"rumors" during Tuesday's press briefing, it did not refute them. The cost could be that Biden will alienate progressives, who are calling the potential reinstatement of immigrant family detention an inhumane and cruel policy. It may also engender accusations of hypocrisy. Biden heavily criticized detention on the campaign trail in 2020, tweeting that"families belong together.""The president has been in Washington for a really long time and knows that you have to give a little to get a little," he said.
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