In the weeks before Navy base shooting, Trump touted his travel ban

Washington Post logo“So, we have a travel ban, but they didn’t say that. They didn’t say that. They forgot to tell you the last part. So, we’re keeping terrorists, we’re keeping criminals and violent extremists, the hell out of our country, we’re keeping them out, and we’re doing great on the border.”

— President Trump, campaign rally in Sunrise, Fla., Nov. 26, 2019

“It’s called, excuse me, a travel ban, and it was recently voted on very favorably in a thing called the United States Supreme Court, was held totally constitutional, and we are now keeping terrorists, criminals and violent extremists the hell out of our country.”

— Trump, campaign rally in Bossier City, La., Nov. 14, 2019

“My administration implemented the travel ban to block migration from some of the world’s most dangerous and deadly places. And we’re keeping terrorists, criminals and violent extremists the hell out of our country. That’s what we’re doing.”

— Trump, campaign rally in Monroe, La., Nov. 6, 2019 Continue reading “In the weeks before Navy base shooting, Trump touted his travel ban”