Trump may visit border ‘soon’ but is waiting for Biden ‘to fail on his own’, aide says
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Trump may visit border ‘soon’ but is waiting for Biden ‘to fail on his own’, aide says

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Donald Trump is considering a visit to the US-Mexico border but is giving President Joe Biden enough space to “fail on his own”, according to aide Jason Miller. “We discussed that recently, I could see him doing that soon,” he told The Michael Berry Show following Mr Biden’s first press conference as president. “I think there’s a very fine line between calling someone out on policies and then appearing to do something that’s showboating or give Joe Biden an opportunity to point and say, ‘See this isn’t serious, look at President Trump down at the border making a scene out of this’,” Mr Miller said. But it is something that President Trump is really concerned about.” During an appearance on Fox News on Thursday, Mr Trump said the Biden administration’s policies were “inhumane”.

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