Trump Now Claims ‘Humanitarian Crisis’ at Border

Playbook: “The White House is increasingly positioning the situation at the southern border as a global humanitarian crisis of epic proportions, for which the same old solutions will not be sufficient. Sure, they’re still talking about the wall — on which they are demanding Congress spend $5.7 billion — but this new line of thinking is taking increased prominence. Expect to hear it tonight from President Trump during his address to the nation.”

“The administration is trying to shove off the politics of the wall, and turn the focus to what they consider the humanitarian impact. Basically, the administration is trying to move the narrative away from politics and to national security, even though this issue has been — and continues to be — part and parcel to Trump’s political rallying cry.”