Posted on 01/29/2017 6:18:55 PM PST by markomalley
Former Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal expressed his support for President Trump's executive order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority countries, saying that he is "exactly right" on the issue, adding that it is a "common sense" decision.
The former presidential candidate insisted that Trump's move is not aimed at Muslims, but rather focused on national security. The comments come a day after 109 travelers were detained at airports throughout the U.S., including John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York and Washington Dulles International Airport, leading to protests at those locations.
"President Trump is exactly right, and let's be clear what his policy does — all he's saying from these seven countries, we're going to vet folks who want to come into our country and make sure they're not here to do us harm," Jindal said. "That's just common sense."
"These are seven countries where there's a significant radical Islamic terrorist threat. It just makes common sense we'd want to make sure these folks wanting to come and kill Americans and inflict terrorist attacks here in the homeland" are screened, Jindal said.
The former governor cited comments he made in a 2015 speech in London, where he said that immigration without assimilation is not immigration, but rather an "invasion."
Jindal stands as one of the prominant Republicans coming out in support of Trump's move. It also contrasts with a cadre of GOP senators who have publicly called out or questioned the move, including Sens. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., and Rob Portman, R-Ohio.
“The comments come a day after 109 travelers were detained at airports throughout the U.S”
How many are normally detained in a given day?
I think I know who is on America's side...
Hmm, Would Jindal be an ambassador to the Vatican?
Common sense, indeed.
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or india?
Canada just had a mosque shooting with many dead. I guess they need to ban guns. Trump will probably get blamed
Foreigners are detained everyday.
It`s amusing to reflect on how a lightweight like Jindal was arrogant enough to not only belive he was more qualified than Trump to be President, but to think he could defeat Trump, and to burn his bridges in the process with his nasty comments in the primaries. I suppose we should thank Jindal for self vetting himself, and revealing all on his own, publicly, that he`s a fool, unworthy of consideration to serve in a Trump administration.
We’re lucky to have him.
Jindal is also ineligible to be President.
His parents were still Indian nationals when he was born.
He is not a natural born citizen.
Good for him for backing Trump on this, though.
`Jindal is also ineligable to be President...`
Absolutely. You`d think a guy with such a losing hand would have been more civil during the primaries. But he decided to cast his like with the GOP establishment. And that`s what happens when you let yourself be owned by the GOP establishment. They use you to further their own agenda then toss you aside when you`re of no more use to them.
Correction:
`cast his like`, should be `cast his lot`.
The GOP ran three ineligibles this past cycle, Rubio, Cruz and Jindal.
Just shows what a sorry state the GOP was in before Trump came along.
The comments come a day after 109 travelers were detained at airports throughout the U.S., including John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York and Washington Dulles International Airport, leading to protests at those locations.
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Where were all the protests over the thousands of Americans killed by Muslim terrorists over the past 20 years?
“The comments come a day after 109 travelers were detained at airports throughout the U.S”
Lol. People get detained all the time. This is a very low number. Hundreds of thousands travel everyday.
Jindal is right. Republicans and democrats in congress VOTED to designate these countries terrorists states. The ban should be permanent. How delusional can these morons be? Do they even know what they are voting for?
The former governor cited comments he made in a 2015 speech in London, where he said that immigration without assimilation is not immigration, but rather an "invasion."
Jindal rocks / bump for later....
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