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Chief of Staff Reince Priebus Suggests Trump Could Expand Country List Under Travel Ban
The Washington Times ^ | Sunday, January 29, 2017 | Valerie Richardson

Posted on 01/29/2017 10:15:07 AM PST by drewh

President Trump could issue additional executive orders expanding the list of Muslim-majority countries whose people are banned from emigrating to the United States, White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus said Sunday.

Future White House executive orders could include countries such as Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Egypt being added to the list of banned countries, Mr. Priebus said during an interview on NBC’s “Meet The Press.”

“Perhaps other countries needed to be added to an executive order going forward,” Mr. Priebus said regarding expansion of Mr. Trump’s immigration action. Administration officials stuck to the initial list of seven Mideast and North African nations — Iran, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Sudan, Libya and Yemen — banned under executive order since they were “already been codified and identified” as presenting a terrorist threat by the Obama White House and Congress, he said.

“This is all done for the protection of Americans,” Mr. Priebus said. “President Trump is not willing to get this wrong.”

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1 posted on 01/29/2017 10:15:07 AM PST by drewh
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Simple solution is to cancel all green cards, all visas, including H1B and L1. Do this for all countries. Then there is no problem with who is being singled out. Let the Trump administration’s new staff and directives then filter people reentering or coming to the United States for the first time.


2 posted on 01/29/2017 10:20:54 AM PST by Reno89519 (Drain the Swamp is not party specific. Lyn' Ted is still a liar, Good riddance to him.)
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To: drewh

The medias heads are already all explodey, what are they gonna do for an encore?

CC


3 posted on 01/29/2017 10:21:45 AM PST by Celtic Conservative (CC: purveyor of cryptic, snarky posts since December, 2000..)
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4 posted on 01/29/2017 10:22:21 AM PST by drewh ( >)
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To: drewh

15 of the 19 hijackers on 9/11 were Saudi nationals.
Saudi Arabia should definitely be on the list.
It’s a Pakistani cleric that is operating the training camps across America.
Pakistan should definitely be on the list.


5 posted on 01/29/2017 10:22:40 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Reno89519

who knew Reince had a pair! POTUS 45 brings out the best in everyone...


6 posted on 01/29/2017 10:23:28 AM PST by drewh ( >)
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To: drewh

He might want to throw in Belgium, Malmo, the Arrondissement of Paris, and the like. Places where ISIS is particularly successful at finding recruits.


7 posted on 01/29/2017 10:23:45 AM PST by rightwingcrazy
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To: drewh

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan definitely SHOULD be on the restricted travel list. Both are known ‘bakeries’ of terrorists and their training grounds. Expanding the list may even increase it’s credibility. Everyone knows that the Saudi’s promote and export terror, but since they have billion dollar investments around the world, the Saudis are rarely called out on this. They are used to literally buying silence and passivity. It worked with the Bushes and Obama.


8 posted on 01/29/2017 10:24:28 AM PST by lee martell
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To: drewh

lol


9 posted on 01/29/2017 10:24:44 AM PST by snarkytart
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To: Celtic Conservative

THe funniest part is, they haven’t learned a damn thing yet. They still don’t know why Trump won, and why he’s doing what he is doing with the support of the majority.


10 posted on 01/29/2017 10:28:44 AM PST by bigbob (We have better coverage than Verizon - Can You Hear Us Now?)
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To: drewh

Also, if Trump just wanted to “ban Muslims” (which he does NOT) then wouldn’t he have banned those from Indonesia, which is the largest muslim country with 87%?


11 posted on 01/29/2017 10:31:13 AM PST by bigbob (We have better coverage than Verizon - Can You Hear Us Now?)
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Then it must drive the media nuts, in the midst of all this hoopla to see Trumps approval rating trending steadily upward...

Hahahahaha!

CC


12 posted on 01/29/2017 10:36:39 AM PST by Celtic Conservative (CC: purveyor of cryptic, snarky posts since December, 2000..)
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To: drewh

GOOD!


13 posted on 01/29/2017 10:39:47 AM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: drewh

They need to ban “students” from these countries too. Get them out of our universities.


14 posted on 01/29/2017 10:44:30 AM PST by Cowboy Bob
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That is what I’m talking about - the country list needs to be widely expanded.


15 posted on 01/29/2017 10:55:19 AM PST by rigelkentaurus
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To: lee martell

if Trump kicks out the Saudis, he will probably be a greater president than Reagan.


16 posted on 01/29/2017 10:57:09 AM PST by drewh ( >)
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To: drewh

Yes. Oust the ringleaders.


17 posted on 01/29/2017 10:59:04 AM PST by Kudsman (Trump or bust 2016!)
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To: drewh
"President Trump could issue additional executive orders expanding the list of Muslim-majority countries whose people are banned from emigrating to the United States,"

He sure can, and I think he will. The current seven countries on the travel ban list are only the opening salvo. There will be more, as our intelligence agencies uncover information about terrorist threats emanating from other muslim hellholes.

18 posted on 01/29/2017 10:59:42 AM PST by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: Reno89519
Simple solution is to cancel all green cards, all visas, including H1B and L1. Do this for all countries. Then there is no problem with who is being singled out.

I've been saying for some time that we need to have a (minimum) 25 year moratorium on immigration, just on general principles.

One in seven people now currently in this country are of foreign birth. From what I've read, it's the highest percentage of foreign born we've ever had here.

We've taken in far too many, much too fast to allow for proper assimilation. No country can survive an invasion such as the one we're undergoing. It's destructive to the cohesion and basic character of our nation to allow it to continue at the current pace.

19 posted on 01/29/2017 11:08:53 AM PST by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: drewh

An army of lambs led by a lion is preferred to an army of lions led by a lamb.

If we’re not careful, we’re gonna have an army of lions led by a lion.


20 posted on 01/29/2017 11:17:52 AM PST by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the 4Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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