Will President Trump Make the Supreme Court’s DACA Decision a 2020 Presidential Campaign Issue?

Will Weissert & Zeke Miller for the Associated Press consider whether  President Trump will make the Supreme Court’s rejection of his attempt to dismantle the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy an issue in the 2020 presidential campaign.  “The president is betting that he can energize his most loyal supporters by fighting the Supreme Court . . . . Trump, who often attempts to shift the nation’s focus to immigration when forced to defend himself on other fronts, said . . . he would renew his legal effort” to end DACA.

The push could allow Trump to fire up his base on an issue that was a centerpiece of his 2016 victory while highlighting Democratic challenger Joe Biden’s struggle to win over Latino voters. But it could also further alienate swing voters. “It doesn’t make any political sense, or moral sense or ethical sense,” said Republican strategist Tim Miller, a frequent Trump critic and veteran of Jeb Bush’s unsuccessful 2016 presidential run. “Anybody that likes (Trump) because of his willingness to ‘go there’ on racial and immigration issues is already with him, and he’s not picking up anybody else.”

KJ