President Trump was born to win. It’s his brand and his personal reason for existing — a self-appointed destiny that has profoundly shaped America over the last decade in ways almost no one expected.

For that reason, people notice when Trump veers away from the policies for which he is best known. That happened recently when he spoke to reporters at the White House, where he told them he was worried that farmers and companies in the hospitality industry (think Hilton and Marriott) might soon be forced to hire American workers instead of black market labor.

“We’re going to have an order on that pretty soon, I think,” Trump said. “We can’t do that to our farmers, and leisure too. Hotels. We’re going to have to use a lot of common sense on that.” He followed up with a message on Truth Social, writing, in part, "Changes are coming!"

Conservative reactions ran the gamut from bewildered to angry. “Employers who knowingly rely on illegal immigrant labor should be in prison,” Matt Walsh wrote on X. “Instead we’re going to back off of immigration enforcement for their sake? Hell no. We can’t tolerate this.”

Politicians who lean left on immigration were quick to claim it as a victory. "MAJOR WIN: Trump just reversed course on immigration," California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) opined, telling his followers it "happened because you spoke up."

On the other side of the political aisle, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.)

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