Spicer: Diplomats Should Either Back Immigration Order Or Leave

White House press Secretary Sean Spicer speaks during the daily White House briefing, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on Monday afternoon responded to reports that a group of U.S. diplomats were drafting a memo to condemn President Donald Trump’s executive order denying entry to people from seven predominantly Muslim countries.

Spicer said that the career State Department employees should either fall in line behind Trump and his executive order or leave the agency.

“I think that they should get with the program or they can go,” Spicer said at the daily press briefing, referring to State Department staff who “have a problem” banning people from the seven countries.

Spicer defended the executive order, insisting that it was about safety and arguing that the order “has been blown way out of proportion and exaggerated.”

“This is about the safety of America,” he said. “It’s his number one duty, as it should be with any leader, to keep our people and our institutions safe from attack.”

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  1. Hitler: It’s good to see Amerika has finally evolved into my dreamland.

  2. So Spiceboy wants them to emigrate if they don’t like how Donnie wants folks to not immigrate? How Fourth Reich-ish…

  3. How about you either believe in “give me your tired, your poor…” or you leave?

  4. They should also just shut up. And listen. And watch what they say. And what they think.

  5. Avatar for jim195 jim195 says:

    I think I’d rather have someone else in charge of protecting the institutions, Spicey, if it’s all the same to you. I’ve noticed a bit of recklessness lately. KThxBye.

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