The Memo: GOP laments week of chaos sowed by Trump

BY NIALL STANAGE - 06/23/18 06:01 AM EDT

The furor over child separations at the southern border has deepened concerns among Republicans over the Trump administration’s often-chaotic and polarizing approach to tackling major issues.

Those worries were given added sharpness this week by confusion regarding President Trump’s position on broader immigration legislation, with the president potentially dooming efforts to pass a bill with a tweet urging the party to move onto other issues.

Concerns are widespread in the GOP that a party battling to retain its congressional majorities in the fall is having a difficult path made even more complicated by the White House’s shifting stances — and by the president’s willingness to ignite political firestorms.

“It is very difficult. It is policy and governance by chaos, by accident and by reaction,” said Michael Steele, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC).

Steele added that lawmakers and other influential voices in the party “often find themselves back on their heels."

"They have been given one direction to run in, and then the president will slam that door shut and force a redirect," he said.

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