Of Course Trump Backed Down on Family Separations
Although the president cultivates an image of never giving an inch, his folding under pressure is the rule, rather than the exception.
President Trump’s abrupt decision Wednesday to issue an executive order directing that immigrant children be detained with their parents, rather than separated, was surprising for its suddenness, but not for its substance.
The president has worked hard to portray himself as a Churchillian rock, a leader who cannot be moved and never gives in. Even the press, which tends to be particularly skeptical of Trump, has accepted this characterization.
“On Wednesday, facing what has grown into the biggest moral and political crisis of his administration, the. “Trump did something he has rarely done as President: he backed down from the fight,” .
