because 109 people from failed states were held at an airport for a few hours?...really?. People are not stupid..they see thru this media nonsense. Trump has his sites set on 2018 already...hope the media and the left keeps doing what they are doing..as Manchin said, theyll end up as a super minority party.
No. The problem is that this fumble made it look like Trump is surrounded by people who have never heard of a green card, who never paused to think that suddenly changing the rules on people with valid visas who were already in transit was unfair, and who think they are too important to consult with anyone who actually knows what he is doing.
I have to believe that the several errors in the rollout of the EO had been flagged and discussed by someone, and probably several someones, in the White House and the agencies. But these someones were clearly overridden. This had the feel of a number of fiascos early in other administrations when there were too many campaign people plugged into jobs for which they had no experience, no expertise, and no feel. I'm willing to write this one off as growing pains, but it is important that Trump supporters not mindlessly defend even the mistakes. And it's important for Trump himself to recognize who gave him bad advice. I'm not saying he should throw anyone under the bus, but he needs to recognize who is not ready for the big time.
Trump put a sensible policy change in jeopardy, generated an unnecessary firestorm (in which he put himself in an untenable position), and created what will be a permanent talking point for the other side by going off half-cocked. The administration responded pretty quickly and got the green card holders and in-transit people cleared, but Trump took a black eye in the process. With a little foresight and better planning, there would have been no need for the pooper-scooper guys to have to go clean up the mess.