"Speaking to Axios, one top presidential adviser insisted that Trump still wants mass deportations, but is feeling uneasy about the optics. I wouldn't say he's concerned about the policy. He wants deportations. He wants mass deportations. What he doesn't want is what people are seeing, he said. He doesn't like the way it looks. It looks bad. So he's expressed some discomfort at that There's the right way to do this. And this doesn't look like the right way."
"Trump's reservations stretch back to before the ICE shooting of Minnesota woman Renee Nicole Good, which sparked further demonstrations, when Trump's team reviewed private Republican polling showing erosion in support for his immigration agenda, according to the outlet. The polling reportedly showed a dip among independents, moderates, and minority voters, a bloc critical to his 2024 victory and to Republican hopes of holding the House majority in November's midterms."
"The polling, completed late last year, found that 60% of independent voters and 58% of undecided voters believed Trump was too focused on deporting undocumented immigrants. Those numbers have taken on new urgency as footage from Minneapolis, including masked federal officers and confrontations with demonstrators, circulates on cable news and social media, with Trump voters like Joe Rogan questioning the tactics."
President Trump supports mass deportations while privately expressing discomfort with the optics of the Minneapolis immigration enforcement operation. The administration publicly backs the operation and Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy the military or federalize the National Guard in Minnesota to end protests. Private polling reviewed by the team showed erosion in support among independents, moderates, and minority voters, with 60% of independents and 58% of undecided voters saying he is too focused on deportations. Footage of masked federal officers confronting demonstrators intensified scrutiny and prompted advisers to consider recalibrating the approach.
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