...Perhaps no man has ever had as much fun being president of the US...said on Tuesday he was looking into the possibility of granting temporary asylum to thousands of Venezuelans who have fled to the United States amid political turmoil in their country.
Trump said the situation in Venezuela was a horrible thing that's "been brewing for a long time" and his administration was looking at granting Venezuelans temporary protected status "very seriously".
The move would conflict with Trump's tough-on-immigration stance. His administration has moved to discontinue the Temporary Protection Status (TPS) for many countries. He has also implemented a "zero-tolerance" policy at the US southern border.
TPS is granted to people from countries ravaged by natural disasters or war and lets them remain in the US until the situation improves back home.
Two congressional panels have already advanced bills granting protections to Venezuelans.
Venezuela, the once-wealthy oil nation, is facing severe shortages of basic goods and hyperinflation.
According to the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), about four million Venezuelans - almost 15 percent of the population - have left the country to escape its economic and political crisis.