Trump To Issue New Executive Order To ‘Protect Our Country’

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he would issue a new executive order to supplement his current immigration executive order, which has been suspended in an ongoing legal battle.

Trump’s original order temporarily suspended the United States’ refugee program and also temporarily halted travel and immigration to the United States from seven Muslim-majority countries, including indefinitely from Syria. A suspension of the implementation of the order was upheld recently by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

“We’re issuing a new executive action next week that will comprehensively protect our country,” Trump said, before referring to the old order: “So we’ll be going along the one path and hopefully winning that. At the same time, we will be issuing a new and very comprehensive order to protect our people.”

“And that will be done sometime next week, toward the beginning or middle at the latest part,” he said, referring to the new order.

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  1. How about an executive order to kiss my ass, man-baby?

  2. Good! I was hoping to see his resignation, soon—the only thing that will protect our country.

  3. Work harder at looking after each other, folks. Only we can save America.

  4. SEE YOU IN COURT!!! Some people never learn…this is one of them.

  5. Avatar for pshah pshah says:

    Wonder if the courts have ever pre-emptively suspended an Executive Action? Might save some time.

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