In a normal Republican White House, it would be unnecessary for the press secretary to state, on multiple occasions, within a single briefing, that “The president is a Republican.” But this is not a normal Republican White House, so that is the position in which Sarah Huckabee Sanders found herself on Wednesday.
The need for such clarity follows from recent developments. First, Donald Trump gave House minority leader Nancy Pelosi the debt-ceiling deal she wanted, with no concessions, and then—at Pelosi's request—reassured Dreamers that they aren't being deported.
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