Trump Claims He Has a Silent Majority' as Polls Show Him Badly Underwater: They Like What We're Doing'

"We had 25 million people came [sic] in over a period of four years, and now no one comes in, Trump said of immigration to the U.S. Nobody even tries to come in. And I can only say, think I'll say it very plainly, elections have consequences. The people want law and order. And we have a solid majority. You know, we have a silent majority of people. They don't go and riot and everything else. But they like what we're doing."

"On Wednesday, Fox News released a poll showing that 59% of voters believe the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been too aggressive, and 55% disapprove of Trump's handling of immigration overall. The poll was conducted after immigration agents in Minneapolis shot and killed two citizens in separate incidents two weeks apart. The killings have turbocharged protests against ICE and Border Patrol in the Twin Cities area."

"The president went on to brag about deploying the National Guard in Washington, D.C., and alleged that the White House receives calls every day from people saying, I'd like to thank you, Sir You've made Washington so great. We walk to work. Surveys have consistently shown that Trump's overall approval rating is well into negative territory. On Thursday, a reporter asked Trump about a potential drawdown of immigration agents in Minnesota."

Public opinion on immigration and enforcement has soured as polling shows majorities viewing ICE as too aggressive and disapproving of the administration's immigration handling. Two separate Minneapolis incidents in which immigration agents shot and killed citizens prompted intensified protests against ICE and Border Patrol in the Twin Cities. The president asserted that a silent majority backs strict enforcement, cited deployments of the National Guard in Washington, D.C., and reported receiving praise from residents. Survey data, however, place the president's overall approval rating in negative territory. The president said agents would not be broadly pulled back and emphasized keeping the country safe.

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