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Donald Trump finally admitted there have been negative consequences to his immigration crackdown ― and California Gov. Gavin Newsom was ready to pounce.
On his Truth Social platform Thursday, Trump said he’d been hearing complaints from “our great Farmers and people in the Hotel and Leisure business” about his mass deportation agenda.
“Our very aggressive policy on immigration is taking very good, long time workers away from them, with those jobs being almost impossible to replace,” Trump acknowledged before claiming that “Criminals” are now “applying for those jobs.”
“This is not good,” he wrote, promising, “Changes are coming!”
Newsom ― who has been railing against the president since Trump called in the military to suppress immigrant rights protests in Los Angeles ― immediately shot back: “Turns out, chasing hard working people through ranches and farms and snatching women and children off the streets is not good policy.”
Turns out, chasing hard working people through ranches and farms and snatching women and children off the streets is not good policy. pic.twitter.com/DPoGvyhDvv
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) June 12, 2025A short time later, Newsom posted a video saying that Trump had once again reversed course on policy, a pattern that has inspired the phrase “Trump Always Chickens Out,” or TACO.
“MAJOR WIN: Trump just reversed course on immigration. We’re watching closely — and we’ll hold him to it,” Newsom posted. “This happened because you spoke up. Keep it going. Keep it peaceful. It’s working.”
It’s not clear that Trump, despite promising “changes,” has actually reversed course on any of his policies toward immigrants.
In the meantime, people on social media weren’t exactly celebrating the president’s epiphany.
To be fair, Trump always seems surprised when something he does backfires. His budget, his tariffs, his deportations have all backfired for the same reason: incompetent execution. He just never has the discipline to do anything right
— Patrick Strother (@PatrickStrother) June 12, 2025Trump just realized how his terrible policy is hurting the American people. He caved just like he always do.
— Ron Smith (@Ronxyz00) June 12, 2025Finally, someone had to spell it out for Trump and his MAGA minions—chasing hardworking people off farms and snatching families off streets isn’t “great policy,” it’s a disgrace! The irony of Trump needing a reality check on what the rest of us have known for years is laughable.…
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Trump is having a really hard time finding the criminals he so dearly longs to deport. So, he’s going after the soft targets. People who can’t afford to miss a single day’s work, even if it means getting dragged from the fields they work in.
— Deborah, My Friends Call Me Slayer🔥🐉⚔️🔥 (@drodvik52) June 12, 2025You can’t call them *criminals* one day
and *essential workers* the next.
If they pick your food, clean your rooms, raise your children—
they’re not the threat.
They’re the backbone.
What kind of kingdom arrests the servants
but pardons the kings who exploit them?
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