“He indicated a softening at the Hannity Townhall when he seemed to indicate ...”
“seemed” and “indicated” does not mean “said” or “declared.”
I saw the Hannity town hall, and Trump was responding directly to a question about kicking people out who have been here for decades and have a job and families.
So, instead of “softening,” what’s Trump GOING to say? “GET ‘EM OUT OF HERE!”? Really? The media would have torn the “heartless” candidate apart, and suggested he wants to be the next Hitler, with gangs of roving (U)SS troopers searching block-to-block for illegal aliens so we could kick them back over the border with their jack-boots.
In other words, Hannity, of all people, managed to trap Trump with a lose / lose question.
Now the media is on to stage 2 (or 3) - making up conspiracy theories to explain Trump’s “apparent” change of mind, and trying to find someone else behind the unexplained use of a single word on a talk show. They are vile, and to pay attention to them is to buy right into it.
Trump needs to do exactly what I think he IS doing this weekend - firming up his exact plans on how to deal with illegal immigrants, and then make a clear speech on it, so there won’t be any doubt what he thinks about it and what he plans to do. Say something they CAN’T spin and go over the empty heads of the media yet again.
Meanwhile, Hillary will continue to hide - not appearing at rallies, not giving press conferences, not giving town halls, not giving meaningful speeches - maybe just appearing with a comedian somewhere to open a pickle jar, and, to the vile media, this is all as it should be, and nothing should or will be said about it.
Well, in the past Trump had said multiple times illegals had to go and he was going to have a deportation force to remove everybody here illegally from the country. That’s why the Hannity comments caused headlines and upset some backers like Coulter (although she of course is still supporting him).
I agree that he needs to do a speech to settle any confusion.