Article snippet: President Donald Trump both literally and figuratively threw out his prepared remarks at a West Virginia roundtable event that was supposed to be about tax reform. The president instead launched into a freewheeling riff on several unrelated topics, including extended remarks on illegal immigration in which he hearkened back to controversial and Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen has since said the president was talking about the military building wall along military installations. Trump also slammed a variety of other immigration laws that he wants to do away with including provisions that some local jurisdictions have used to limit or delay cooperation with federal immigration agents and also criticizing the practice of "catch and release", in which migrants who surrender to border agents are released from custody and eventually face a hearing before a judge. “How about that catch, that means you catch them. Now you release them. That is what is called, catch-and-release,” Trump said. While in West Virginia, the president also took several shots at the state’s Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, who is facing a tough re-election bid. “If you look at your senator. He voted against — Joe. He voted against. No, it was bad. I thought he would be helpful,” Trump said, referring to Manchin’s vote against the tax bill. Link to the full article to read more