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Need a travel ban for some countries, not a politically correct term: Trump

by India Blooms News Service 06 Jun 2017, 10:27 am

Washington, Jun 6 (IBNS): Amidst the increasing terrorist attacks on the holy month of Ramadan by Islamist militants, US President Donald Trump has reiterated his earlier stance of putting a travel embargo on certain 'dangerous countries'.

The US President came down heavy on these 'dangerous countries' without naming them.

According to him, mere 'politically correct' words will not protect his people.

"That's right, we need a TRAVEL BAN for certain DANGEROUS countries, not some politically correct term that won't help us protect our people!," Trump's tweet read.

In another tweet, he said, "People, the lawyers and the courts can call it whatever they want, but I am calling it what we need and what it is, a TRAVEL BAN!"

Trump had earlier brewed a storm and invited scathing criticism when he first came up with the idea, during his presidential campaign last year.

Just 10 days into the Oval Office and the US President signed an executive order placing a travel ban into America for citizens from seven countries.

The 90-day ban was imposed on people from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.

However, following a revised order, Iraq was removed from the list. 

Though majority of the world saw it as a vendetta against the Muslim world, Trump said it wasn't about a particular religion and was done in accordance with a list prepared by the Obama government in 2011.

"This is not about religion - this is about terror and keeping our country safe. There are over 40 different countries worldwide that are majority Muslim that are not affected by this order. We will again be issuing visas to all countries once we are sure we have reviewed and implemented the most secure policies over the next 90 days," his official statement read.

The US President, who is at loggerheads with the American media, did not shy away from it either as he accused the latter of 'false reporting'.

"We will keep it free and keep it safe, as the media knows, but refuses to say. My policy is similar to what President Obama did in 2011 when he banned visas for refugees from Iraq for six months. The seven countries named in the Executive Order are the same countries previously identified by the Obama administration as sources of terror. To be clear, this is not a Muslim ban, as the media is falsely reporting.

The exclusion of certain Middle Eastern countries from the list also did not go down too well with a certain section of public.

Accusing Trump of bias, they said the US President did not take action against those countries due to vested interests, citing his business ties with with the Gulf.