Stop the presses—Donald Trump has had a mini epiphany, or has he?
In a Truth Social post that reads like someone just broke the news that immigrants actually do work, the president admitted his immigration crackdown might be backfiring. Apparently, when you deport the folks who’ve been picking your strawberries and making your hotel beds for a decade, businesses get cranky.
“Our great Farmers and people in the Hotel and Leisure business” are mad, Trump wrote, because his “very aggressive policy on immigration is taking very good, long time workers away from them.”
Who could’ve guessed that chasing hardworking people out of the country might lead to labor shortages? Certainly not the self-styled businessman who once ran a steak company into the ground.
Trump blames Biden, vows immigration “changes are coming”
But don’t worry—Trump hasn’t gone soft. After acknowledging that, yes, his policies are gutting industries that depend on immigrant labor, he immediately pivoted to blaming the “VERY Stupid Biden Open Borders Policy” for letting “criminals” in who are now applying for those same jobs. Because nothing says strong leadership like causing a problem, blaming someone else, and promising vague “changes” while offering zero details.
The post ends with an all-caps flourish—“Changes are coming!”—which could mean anything from shifting ICE raids out of view to simply rebranding them with a less scary font. Has Trump seen the light? California Governor Gavin Newsom thinks so. Others were not so sure.
ICE raids spark outrage in Los Angeles and beyond
The timing of this sudden realization couldn’t be worse—or more transparent. Across the country, particularly in Los Angeles, mass protests have erupted over ICE raids that look more like military operations than immigration enforcement. National Guard troops are patrolling streets, journalists are getting arrested, and families are being pulled apart in real time. Videos of these scenes have gone viral, and even Trump’s most loyal corporate allies are now panicking—not about human rights, mind you, but about their bottom line.
Businesses beg Trump to stop deporting their workers
So now he’s doing the political version of shrugging and mumbling, “Yeah okay, maybe that wasn’t the best plan.” What’s clear is this: Trump’s deportation dragnet is becoming a PR disaster, and not just with liberals. Farmers, hotel chains, and restaurant owners—the exact people he claims to champion—are tired of seeing their workforce disappear faster than Trump steaks at a bankruptcy sale.
And while his fans might eat up the tough talk about “criminals,” those actually signing paychecks want a reliable labor force, not a man with a grudge and a bullhorn.
Immigration reform or spin?
Of course, there’s no real apology here. No policy shift announced. Just a familiar Trumpian two-step: break something, yell about how someone else broke it, and promise that “changes are coming”—presumably right after the next campaign rally.
So, to recap: deporting your workforce? Not good. Blaming Biden? Always good. Taking responsibility? Don’t count on it.
