So Newsweek in their "fact-check" called it false that Biden canceled it. He only "paused" it - to be resumed some time in the future. Nice try at word smithing to deflect criticism. Like a bank robber saying that he's only borrowing the money.
That doesn't excuse him. If he thought that th EO could be "improved", he could have left it in place until he had his improvements ready and then issued an updated EO.
It didn't say he paused it, it said ICE paused it.
Another interesting detail is that Trump passed the EO in the last month of his 4 year presidency. Absent from the screenshot for a reason?
That final January is a popular time for outgoing presidents to pass things that will make them look good, even if they aren't realistic, bc they know their successor will look bad when forced to cancel it. Not that I'm saying this was a case of that. I think Obama did that with some national park sanctuaries or some such.
Also a popular time for you unpopular pardons coughClintoncough
So Newsweek in their "fact-check" called it false that Biden canceled it. He only "paused" it - to be resumed some time in the future. Nice try at word smithing to deflect criticism. Like a bank robber saying that he's only borrowing the money.
That doesn't excuse him. If he thought that th EO could be "improved", he could have left it in place until he had his improvements ready and then issued an updated EO.
Well they said Biden didn't have anything to do with it at all, that it was ICE officials who put it on hold.
Gee if only ICE answered to someone in office currently. Like the President or something
Gee if only the article that was linked specifically said Biden had nothing to do with the decision.
It didn't say he paused it, it said ICE paused it.
Another interesting detail is that Trump passed the EO in the last month of his 4 year presidency. Absent from the screenshot for a reason?
That final January is a popular time for outgoing presidents to pass things that will make them look good, even if they aren't realistic, bc they know their successor will look bad when forced to cancel it. Not that I'm saying this was a case of that. I think Obama did that with some national park sanctuaries or some such.
Also a popular time for you unpopular pardons coughClintoncough