Trump says ‘our country being stolen’ due to illegal immigration

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that “our country is being stolen” due to an influx of illegal immigration, blaming Democrats for weak border protection policies.

Trump’s comments were followed by a call to action: Congress must “use the nuclear option if necessary” — using a Senate maneuver to lower the threshold to break a filibuster morning, Trump declared: “DACA is dead because the Democrats didn’t care or act, and now everyone wants to get onto the DACA bandwagon.”

“No longer works,” he continued. “Must build Wall and secure our borders with proper Border legislation. Democrats want No Borders, hence drugs and crime!”

The messages come after Trump heard over the weekend from a parade of allies — many on the Fox News payroll — that his base believes he is softening on immigration.

It was one takeaway from a long holiday break, during which Trump surrounded himself with the type of unwavering allies he’s struggled to find in Washington, people familiar with their conversations said. Facing a variety of sticky decisions, and without many seniorlevel aides, Trump sought the counsel of those he believes speak for the voters who elected him president.

The messages are a reflection of Trump’s ongoing frustration that more progress hasn’t yet been made on the wall, his chief campaign promise. He has continued to rail at being cornered into signing an omnibus spending bill that included only a small amount of funding for the border wall. And he’s noticed with chagrin the vocal criticism of Ann Coulter, the right-wing firebrand who has publicly censured Trump for falling short on his immigration promises.