Going into tonight’s State of the Union speech, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Given all of the developments over the past several days, I really didn’t know what Trump would say, or the tone he’d try to strike. “Would he, in an attempt completely reboot his presidency, dial back on the rambling insanity we’ve […]
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Trump ban on Muslim-majority countries has nothing to do with national security, and everything to do with appeasing his racist base
As we discussed last night, Trump’s clearly illegal ban on those entering the United States from majority-Muslim nations was interesting in that not all majority-Muslim nations were included. While Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Sudan and Yemen made the list, several others, like Saudi Arabia and Egypt, did not… which is odd, given that’s where […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged anti-Muslim, Benjamin Wittes, Brookings Institution, Constitution, Donald Trump, Egypt, executive actions, freedom of religion, Iran, Iraq, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Libya, national security, National Security Council, racism, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Steve Bannon, Sudan, Syria, terrorism 27 Comments