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babylonsister

(171,066 posts)
Sat Jan 25, 2020, 11:16 AM Jan 2020

Sources Say Trump Looks To Ban Nigerians From Entering United States

How on earth would banning Nigerians combat terrorism? The racism and xenophobia are on display again.

https://www.essence.com/news/politics/trump-expand-travel-ban/

Sources Say Trump Looks To Ban Nigerians From Entering United States
The commander in chief is expected to announce his plans to expand his controversial travel ban as early as Monday.
Trump Plans To Expand Travel Ban To Include Nigeria
By Tanya A. Christian · January 24, 2020


As Donald Trump’s impeachment trial heats up, the president confirmed this week that he plans to expand his controversial travel ban, USA Today reports.

According to sources close to the matter, Nigeria, Eritrea, Sudan, Tanzania, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, and Myanmar will potentially be added to a list that already includes Libya, Iran, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, North Korea and Venezuela.

Trump signed the initial travel ban on his seventh day in office. With the third anniversary of that announcement approaching Monday, Trump confirmed his plans for expansion this week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, according to USA Today.

“We are adding a couple of countries to it,” Trump told reporters Wednesday. “You see what’s going on in the world, our country has to be safe.”


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Despite being framed as a counter-terrorism measure, it should be noted that in early 2018, Trump called Haiti, Nigeria, and other African nations “shithole countries.” Those familiar with the remarks said Trump asked why the country would want people from Haiti and more Africans in the US, adding that the US should get more people from countries like Norway.
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Sources Say Trump Looks To Ban Nigerians From Entering United States (Original Post) babylonsister Jan 2020 OP
Apparently a bad business transaction with one of their princes C_U_L8R Jan 2020 #1
My guess is Dale Neiburg Jan 2020 #2
"You see what's going on in the world, our country has to be safe." Trump Firestorm49 Jan 2020 #3
Is that where he thinks that President Obama was born now? greatauntoftriplets Jan 2020 #4
Nigerians are victims of terrorism, not terrorists. milestogo Jan 2020 #5

Firestorm49

(4,035 posts)
3. "You see what's going on in the world, our country has to be safe." Trump
Sat Jan 25, 2020, 12:03 PM
Jan 2020

This makes me sick. If you want safety, get this prick out of office. He’s the biggest threat to security that America has ever experienced.

I guess this opinion may have been stated, oh, a few million times before on DU. Sorry for bringing it up again.

milestogo

(16,829 posts)
5. Nigerians are victims of terrorism, not terrorists.
Sat Jan 25, 2020, 01:09 PM
Jan 2020

The forensic pathologist who identified CTE in deceased football player Mike Webster was Nigerian - Bennet Omalu.

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