“a willingness to gamble the American people's security”
“Such inaction violates Federal law, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance and DHS's own directives”
“The moment I was born on U.S. soil I was born a citizen, and I’ll be damned if Donald Trump tries to take that away from me.”
“a stunning failure of leadership”
“without meaningful consultation with TSA”
“I offered to resign last night, and President Trump said, 'Let’s talk about it tomorrow.'”

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Jeffries accuses Trump of avoiding negotiations with Democrats.

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