- President Donald Trump railed against Democrats and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program on Sunday.
- He said Democrats "don't really want [DACA]," but just want to take "desperately needed money away" from the military.
- The tweet came one day after the Trump administration resumed processing young undocumented immigrants' applications to renew their DACA protections.
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Trump: Democrats 'don't really want' DACA, they just want to take 'money away from our military'
President Trump's comment came one day after his administration resumed processing young undocumented immigrants' DACA renewal applications.
President Donald Trump lashed out at the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) in a Sunday morning tweet.
"DACA is probably dead because the Democrats don't really want it, they just want to talk and take desperately needed money away from our Military," he wrote.
The tweet came one day after the Trump administration, citing a recent court order, resumed processing young undocumented immigrants' applications to renew their protections under DACA.
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"Like other nations that have merit-based immigration, President Trump is fighting for permanent solutions that make our country stronger by welcoming those who can contribute to our society, grow our economy and assimilate into our great nation," the statement said.
"He will always reject temporary, weak and dangerous stopgap measures that threaten the lives of hardworking Americans, and undercut immigrants who seek a better life in the United States through a legal pathway."
Michelle Mark contributed to this report.
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