White House Defends Executive Order Barring Travelers From Certain Muslim Countries

[highplainsdem]

Source: WSJ

In the Oval Office on Saturday afternoon, Mr. Trump said the government was prepared to implement the executive order, but added that "it's not a Muslim ban."

"It's working out very nicely," the president said. "You see it at the airports, you see it all over."

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Explaining the new travel policies, the administration officials said they had been working on it during the transition period, believing the nation couldn't afford a delay.

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''Everybody who needed to know was informed," the official added. "The rest are being informed in an expeditious fashion subsequent to implementation."

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Read more: http://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-defends-executive-order-barring-travelers-from-certain-muslim-countries-1485642323

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These people are all idiots.

And as for who needed to know -- a source at the Department of Homeland Security has already told at least one journalist that DHS wasn't consulted.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028552887

And I've seen tweets from some experts on Twitter saying it looks like the WH isn't running their EOs past the Justice Dept's Office of Legal Counsel, either, as they're supposed to.

They're winging it, with wingnut Bannon doing most of the writing, according to reports.

[Fearless]

1. There is no defense.

[BeyondGeography]

2. Sounds like everyone will be beautifully covered, too

Can't wait to buy a used car from this guy.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. America must not roll over

As a society we need to get out in front of this attitude now

and don't accept anything they do if we can avoid it

[geek tragedy]

4. Fuck him and everyone who voted for him nt

[Tatiana]

5. This order is indefensible. Period. Bring on the lawsuits.

I'm so ashamed to call myself an American today. This is like a nightmare from which I never wake up.

And to say "it's not a Muslim ban..." Well, technically no, because the Saudis can still come, even though last time I check, a few people from that particular nation actually participated in 9-11.

[Doitnow]

12. Actually, Rachel has pointed out that none of the banned

countries has sent us any terrorists and yet there are multiple Muslim countries who have sent terrorists here that are not on trump's banned list. How much sense does that make? Hooray for tonight's news about the federal judge who put a stay on trump's dumbness.

[dhol82]

6. This idiocy is just...................just........

I have no words.
The world has gone mad.
Is there any way to get this madman and his merry band out of the White House?
Although, then - we get FUCKING PENCE!!!
The world has gone mad.

[gademocrat7]

7. The madman and his cabal need to be stopped.

They have a blantant disregard for the law.

[SayItLoud]

8. Conflict of interest, again.

Not putting ANY countries tRUMP has and does business with, especially Saudi Arabia home of the 9/11 team can only point to self serving. MEDIA must make this omission a top priority and never let up until a format investigation takes place. If they don't then once again Lie and Deny KKKon will just toss another "holy shit" move to gain headlines and we will be off and running and ranting about some other asinine action, statement or whine he makes.

[Lulu KC]

9. This ALMOST made me laugh

"It's working out very nicely," the president said. "You see it at the airports, you see it all over."

Remember when he was funny? Oh, I miss those days.

[riversedge]

10. msnbc was Reporting this afternoon that Airports had NOT received any directions on how to

handle this new ban.

The WH is LYING!!

[underpants]

11. Bannon loves to create turmoil and anarchy

It's his mission in life.