Trump Team Digs In: “We Wont Apologize For Keeping America Safe”

zerohedge.com / by Tyler Durden / Jan 29, 2017 4:47 PM

Under assault from foreign governments, domestic CEOs, and thousands of protesters across the nation, members of the Trump administration were stern in their refusal to budge, and were unified in their support of the president’s sweeping executive order that bars refugees and people from seven nations from entering the U.S.

Repeating a phrase first uttered by Trump, top aides to the president denied that the immigration order amounted to a Muslim ban and pointed to the Obama administration for identifying the seven countries included in the order. The Trump team also defended the executive order’s at times botched implementation amid backlash from some lawmakers and Federal Judges blocking the partial immgiration order.

Among the more vocal defenders of Trump were top aide Kellyanne Conway, who on Sunday emphasized the importance of having safe borders, suggesting that the small number of people who were inconvenienced by the order was worth it to keep the country safe. She said 325,000 people “from overseas came into this country just yesterday through our airports.”

“You’re talking about 300 and some who have been detained or are prevented from gaining access to an aircraft in their home countries,” Conway said on “Fox News Sunday.” “Thats 1 percent. And I think in terms of the upside being greater protection of our borders, of our people, it’s a small price to pay.” She also echoed Trump and insisted the immigration order was not a Muslim ban, even as some Democratic lawmakers have argued the opposite.

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