Trump reportedly knows kids at the border suffer, but he 'doesn't want to look weak' and back down

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President Donald Trump reportedly knows children are suffering at the border, and that it looks bad.

But he is reportedly reluctant to back down on the traumatic practice because he doesn't want to look weak.

Trump's daughter, Ivanka, showed him pictures of children suffering in detention, the news website Axios reported.

But Trump wants to compel Congress to pass immigration reform, and he's reportedly unwilling to budge on the detaining kids until they do.

"He's moved personally, but also doesn't want to look weak," a senior administration official reportedly said of Trump.

President Donald Trump has handed Congress the problem of separating families at the border, and reportedly won't back down on the traumatic practice because he doesn't want to look weak.

Trump's daughter, Ivanka, showed him pictures of children suffering in detention, the news website Axios reported, but he remained undeterred.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: This top economist has a radical plan to change the way Americans voteSee Also:Immigration lawyer recounts a conversation with Obama over the border crisis that 'shook him to his core'Trump signals he's willing to back compromise immigration bill in closed-door meeting with RepublicansThis is what happens when families get separated at the US border, step by stepSEE ALSO: Immigration lawyer recounts a conversation with Obama over the border crisis that 'shook him to his core'

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