(CNN) Retreating from the White House for a three-night stay at his Florida estate, President Donald Trump heard this weekend from a parade of allies -- many on the Fox News payroll -- that his base believes he is softening on immigration.

It was one takeaway from a long holiday break, during which Trump surrounded himself with the type of unwavering allies he's struggled to find in Washington, people familiar with their conversations said. Facing a variety of sticky decisions, and without many senior-level aides, Trump sought the counsel of those he believes speak for the voters who elected him President.

His conversations -- including on Saturday with Jeanine Pirro, who has previously rankled some senior White House aides for her ardent views on the Russia investigation -- led up to a burst of tweets on Sunday and Monday morning in which Trump blamed Democrats for weak immigration policies. He said Democrats prevented a deal on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, he threatened to pull out of the North American Free Trade Agreement if Mexico doesn't step up its immigration policies and said his border wall was needed more urgently than ever.

"Our country is being stolen" due to the "massive inflow of drugs and people," Trump tweeted Monday morning.

Mexico has the absolute power not to let these large "Caravans" of people enter their country. They must stop them at their Northern Border, which they can do because their border laws work, not allow them to pass through into our country, which has no effective border laws..... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 2, 2018

...Congress must immediately pass Border Legislation, use Nuclear Option if necessary, to stop the massive inflow of Drugs and People. Border Patrol Agents (and ICE) are GREAT, but the weak Dem laws don't allow them to do their job. Act now Congress, our country is being stolen! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 2, 2018

"DACA is dead because the Democrats didn't care or act, and now everyone wants to get onto the DACA bandwagon... No longer works. Must build Wall and secure our borders with proper Border legislation. Democrats want No Borders, hence drugs and crime!" he added.

DACA is dead because the Democrats didn't care or act, and now everyone wants to get onto the DACA bandwagon... No longer works. Must build Wall and secure our borders with proper Border legislation. Democrats want No Borders, hence drugs and crime! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 2, 2018

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