Trump’s de facto Muslim ban is making Hill GOPers nervous
It’s hard to believe I am saying this, but high-profile Senate and House Republicans are sounding sane – and concerned about the conduct of Fearless Leader…
… even as party leaders in Congress continued to show restraint.
Mr. Trump’s executive order, which targets Syrian refugees and all travelers from several predominantly Muslim nations, had drawn little dissent from Republicans initially even as Democrats denounced it and protests erupted around the country and the world.
But on Sunday, several members of Mr. Trump’s party said that the process, while initiated with the right intention, had been too hastily enacted and could backfire against U.S. interests.
Republican Senators John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina issued a statement that said Mr. Trump’s order was not properly vetted and could be seen as the United States turning its back on Muslims who had risked their lives to serve as interpreters for United States military and diplomats.
“Ultimately, we fear this executive order will become a self-inflicted wound in the fight against terrorism,” they said, adding “That is why we fear this executive order may do more to help terrorist recruitment than improve our security.”
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Senator Rob Portman, Republican of Ohio, likewise questioned the hastiness of the order’s rollout and called for a re-evaluation of the White House’s unilateral effort.
“You have an extreme vetting proposal that did not get the vetting it should have had,” he said on CNN’s “State of the Union,” adding that Congress should be part of finding a solution.
“In my view, we ought to all take a deep breath and come up with something that makes sense for our national security and again for this notion that America has always been a welcoming home for refugees and immigrants,” he said.
A handful of Republicans, including Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah, Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska, and Senator Susan Collins of Maine, had offered similarly cautious criticism of the measure on Saturday.
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10 responses to Trump’s de facto Muslim ban is making Hill GOPers nervous
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mea_mark January 29th, 2017 at 21:12
It will probably hurt their ability to get reelected also. They should be very nervous, tRump may take the entire GOP down with him.
Suzanne McFly January 29th, 2017 at 21:19
Too bad it was their chance to lose an election that got their attention and not the fact the idiot in the Oval Office is trying to destroy our Constitution.
nola878 January 29th, 2017 at 22:03
Hope he does take the GOP down with him, but am terrified he’ll take the whole damn nation.
granpa.usthai January 29th, 2017 at 21:44
they should be more concerned about the mounting anger among the American people who rightfully see this as an attempt by the executive branch to overpower the judicial branch.
this is an IMPEACHABLE OFFENSE and should be looked at as such.
we are no longer “all in this together”
as the rejection of 3,000,000+ voters by the republican party clearly shows.
this lawless orange clown criminal thug and his accomplices are THE REPUBLICAN PARTY’s responsibility.
StoneyCurtisll January 29th, 2017 at 22:32
i think we can all thank Steve Bannon for this f-up…
Probably drunk when he wrote the executive order that Trump signed.
arc99 January 29th, 2017 at 22:32
I wonder how many backers of the Muslim ban use Iphones.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/baig/2015/11/16/steve-jobs-biological-father-syrian-migrant-some-note/75899450/
Steve Jobs’ biological father was Syrian migrant, some note
Mike January 29th, 2017 at 23:01
No, we will not be saved by a “sane” faction of the Republican Party. The president is completely insane and somehow, no one wants to say that out loud.
The Muslim ban was deliberately timed to cause the most chaos and end up in court. Bannon wrote it and never ran it passed a clerk … he didn’t give a flying fk if it could pass constitutional muster.
Trump and Bannon want to control this narrative, they think they can win this …
bpollen January 30th, 2017 at 04:40
ISIS should cut Trump a check.
This corroborates their position that the US is at war with Islam.
William January 30th, 2017 at 06:59
It should make them nervous.
https://www.facebook.com/DailyMail/videos/1411632855563125/
oldfart January 30th, 2017 at 11:31
“had been too hastily enacted and could backfire against U.S. interests.”
If you give a monster a cookie,… he’ll want a glass of milk.
republicans gave him both, now the monster wants more.