The President announced yesterday that the 30-day European travel ban implemented at midnight Friday would soon be expanded to the include the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Reuters first reported the likely move from the White House, and Trump confirmed the news at a press briefing Saturday.
Asked about the Reuters report, Trump said “We’re looking at it very seriously, yeah, because they’ve had a little bit of activity, unfortunately, so we’re going to be looking at that– We actually already have looked at it, and that is going to be announced.”
The White House faced criticism for not initially including the United Kingdom in its travel ban, due to the high number of confirmed cases in the country. On Saturday, there were more than 1,100 confirmed cases in the country, and 90 confirmed cases in Ireland.
Vice President Mike Pence said later in the press conference that the U.K. and Ireland suspension would begin on Monday at midnight Eastern Time.
“All of our health experts presented information,” Pence said, “and made a unanimous recommendation to the President that we suspend all travel from the U.K. and Ireland.”
Americans and legal residents in those countries, as is the case with the larger European travel suspension, can still come back to the United States, Pence confirmed.
After ordering the barn door shut two days ago, the Farmer today also ordered that the back door to the barn be shut as well.
Critics and some Democrats noted that the horse left the barn six weeks ago.
He’s like a drunken passenger vomiting all over the back of the cab while he berates the driver and keeps radically changing destinations, all while screaming, “Do you know who I am???”
So we can assume that he’s found some way to subsidize his golf clubs. They’ll quarantine all Americans and US Residents at them until they are “safe” to return home. Of course, the government will pay for the rooms and food–at a “discounted” rate.
I…I am speechless once more…
He must have secured “economic considerations” for certain hotel owners.
Fun Fact: His golf courses in Turnberry and near Aberdeen have yet to turn a profit.
@docd beat me to it.