Stephen Colbert explains what Donald Trump's 'softening' on immigration is really all about
"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert"/CBS, YouTube
The Republican presidential candidate is expected to explain his refurbished stance on immigration in a speech on Wednesday.
"He has to give this speech sooner or later," the "Late Show" host said, "because immigration has been the one thing everyone thought they knew about Donald Trump to, and I'm quoting his supporters here: 'Huh?'"
A cornerstone of Trump's campaign has been his extreme plan to rid the US of all illegal immigrants. It has included deporting undocumented immigrant families, building a wall on the Mexican border, and blocking Muslims from entering the country. But now it isn't clear whether he's sticking to that plan.
"From the very beginning, Trump's campaign has been based on two things: He's based it on 'build the wall,' and 'deport them all,'" Colbert said. "That worked great in the primaries, but just look at any recent poll. The thing is in recent polls, Trump's numbers have shrunk. His attacks on Mexicans and Muslims are clearly hurting him with moderate voters."
In a clip from a town-hall meeting with Sean Hannity, Trump said that his stance on immigration could use a "softening," which he has since tried to walk back. The show played a clip of Trump telling CNN's Anderson Cooper that it's actually a "hardening."
Meanwhile, per the "Werd" style, Colbert offered some amusing asides and alternate explanations for Trump's shifting talk.
For Colbert, the GOP presidential candidate's flip-flopping on his immigration rhetoric to suit his audience isn't a surprise.
"Whatever you believe, Trump agrees with you. So I don't know why he's not getting 100 percent of the vote," Colbert concluded. "So to win this election, Trump is going to have to take every position on every issue."
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