President Trump (left) said Democratic leaders like Chuck Schumer (right), Nancy Pelosi and “even very conservative members of Congress” want to take care of so-called Dreamers. | Evan Vucci/AP Photo Trump says he just wants a DACA fix 'where everybody is happy'

President Donald Trump on Wednesday denied that he was sending mixed signals on the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and said he simply wants Congress to come up with a solution "where everybody is happy."

The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it was rescinding DACA with a six-month delay, giving Congress until March to seek a legislative solution. Former President Barack Obama used executive power to create DACA, which offers protections to thousands of undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children.


But later on Tuesday, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders indicated Trump wants comprehensive immigration reform — not just a DACA fix — in six months. Trump himself stoked more confusion later on Tuesday evening when he appeared to back off his hard deadline, tweeting that if lawmakers fail to pass a bill, he would “revisit this issue!”

Asked by reporters aboard Air Force One if the White House was muddling its ask, Trump denied creating any confusion.

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"No mixed signal at all. Congress, I really believe, wants to take care of this situation," he said en route to Bismarck, North Dakota.

Trump said Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer and “even very conservative members of Congress” want to take care of so-called Dreamers.

“Chuck and Nancy would like to see something happen, and so do I,” the president said. “And I said if we can get something to happen, we’re going to sign it and we’re going to make a lot of happy people.”

Asked what he meant about revisiting the issue in six months, Trump said: “We’re going to see what happens. I want to see what happens in Congress.”

“I have a feeling that’s not going to be necessary,” he added. “I think they’re going to make a deal. I think Congress really wants to do this.”

And when pressed about whether a pathway to citizenship for those undocumented immigrants is an option, Trump demurred.

“That’s going to be discussed later, but we want to talk about legal right now,” he said. “We haven’t discussed that."

“I’d like to see something where we have good border security, and we have a great DACA transaction where everybody is happy and now they don’t have to worry about it anymore,” Trump said. “I’d like to see a permanent deal, and I think it’s going to happen. I think we’re going to have great support from both sides of Congress, and I really believe that Congress is going to work very hard on the DACA agreement and come up with something.”