[QUOTE]President Donald Trump was barely in office when he signed an executive order restricting immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations. There was not a moment to waste, he said, because any delay would allow the "bad dudes" to rush into the U.S.
Then federal courts struck down his ban. The White House said a new version would be coming.
That was a month ago. The urgency seems to have faded.
There has been no further legal appeal. And announcement of a replacement order has been repeatedly postponed, a reflection of legal difficulties, shifting administration priorities and politics. It now won't be unveiled until next week at the earliest, says a White House official.
Trump signed it late on a Friday afternoon, prompting widespread protests at the nation's airports while hardening battle lines between the president's supporters and opponents. But the rushed order, composed with little outside consultation, drew fierce bipartisan criticism as federal agencies, foreign governments and travelers were left confused to its contents, creating chaos at airports and leaving the White House to defend the rollout by saying that its speed was necessary.
Shifting priorities, Trump has spent more time at events meant to boost his economic agenda and on Thursday appeared on an aircraft carrier to tout his plans for a military buildup. During his first speech to Congress on Tuesday, he did not specifically mention the ban, merely saying that the administration "will shortly take new steps to keep our nation safe."
After Trump received high marks for that speech, aides scuttled plans to sign the new travel ban the next day, not wanting the controversial measure to overtake some of the best headlines of the young administration.
Moreover, public opinion has shifted against the ban. A Quinnipiac poll conducted in early January, before details were known, found that Americans supported "suspending immigration from 'terror prone' regions" by 48 percent to 42 percent.
But a follow-up poll after the ban was implemented found a 12 point net swing against the idea of a travel ban.
Government lawyers who defended the ban in court the first time made its speed a crucial part of their argument. August Flentje, special counsel to the U.S. attorney general, told judges on the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that the need to quickly enforce the ban prevented the administration from gathering evidence that citizens from the seven countries, including refugees, pose a serious threat of terrorism, a claim the judges did not buy.
When the court rejected the ban, the White House vowed to immediately and simultaneously appeal the decision and craft a new order, though Trump later acknowledged that delaying the first order might have helped it surmount legal challenges.
But the government didn't pursue its appeal. And the Pentagon and State Department have fought the White House about which countries should be included in the plan. And weeks have passed without the release of the new order, even though White House press secretary Sean Spicer said last week it was "finalized."
The next rollout, he said, would be "flawless."[/QUOTE]
[url]http://bigstory.ap.org/article/3032822faed745a1a69f2994c391ab81/[/url]
did the president literally say bad dudes lol
[QUOTE=Saturn V;51902776]did the president literally say bad dudes lol[/QUOTE]
And 'Bad Hombres'
[QUOTE=Saturn V;51902776]did the president literally say bad dudes lol[/QUOTE]
[video=youtube;XmtrqqSTTt4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmtrqqSTTt4[/video]
he should stop alienating the bad dudes demographic, it won't play very well if he gets kidnapped by ninjas
[QUOTE=QUILTBAG;51902796][video=youtube;XmtrqqSTTt4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmtrqqSTTt4[/video][/QUOTE]
wow he looks like utter dog shit not even a month into office
Can't wait to see what the next "flawless" rollout will be.
With every new story published about the Trump administration, I can almost imagine a montage of headlines interposed with angry Trump tweets, showing the eventual collapse of his administration, with the 'Curb your enthusiasm' theme playing throughout. Maybe I'll make just such a video once this thing gets even funnier, as we know it inevitably will.
looks like the legal team still hasnt gotten any evidence to justify this yet, guess we gotta make up some more terrorist attacks until one sticks
[QUOTE=QUILTBAG;51902796][video=youtube;XmtrqqSTTt4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmtrqqSTTt4[/video][/QUOTE]
It really sounded like he wanted to say hombres again but decided at the last second to swap it with dudes
[QUOTE=Cone;51902812]he should stop alienating the bad dudes demographic, it won't play very well if he gets kidnapped by ninjas[/QUOTE]
I hear people with flaming skulls on their shirts are feeling really bummed out about their POTUS picking on the bad dude demographic.
Seriously, "bad dudes"? That's the best words the man who claims to have the best words could come up with to describe his visions for a particularly large piece of legislation? Remind me again why people support this hack?
From CNN:
[quote]ashington (CNN)President Donald Trump has delayed plans to sign a reworked travel ban in the wake of positive reaction to his first address to Congress, a senior administration official told CNN.
The decision came late Tuesday night as positive reviews flooded in for Trump's speech, which struck a largely optimistic and unifying tone.
Signing the executive order Wednesday, as originally indicated by the White House, would have undercut the favorable coverage. The official didn't deny the positive reception was part of the administration's calculus in pushing back the travel ban announcement.
[B]"We want the (executive order) to have its own 'moment,'" the official said.[/B][/quote]
[url]http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/28/politics/trump-travel-ban-visa-holders/[/url]
Yes, echoing what Stephen Colbert said, I think that Trump is only delaying this Travel ban in the name of positive PR.
[QUOTE=Cone;51902812]he should stop alienating the bad dudes demographic, it won't play very well if he gets kidnapped by ninjas[/QUOTE]
This is an amazing post.
[QUOTE=The Ultimate;51902817]wow he looks like utter dog shit not even a month into office[/QUOTE]
So nothing's changed, then?
Was it really a month ago? Bloody hell, time goes fast.
[QUOTE=Cone;51902812]he should stop alienating the bad dudes demographic, it won't play very well if he gets kidnapped by ninjas[/QUOTE]
i feel like every single event in the past year and a half all coincided perfectly in this timeline to set up this joke
[QUOTE=Cone;51902812]he should stop alienating the bad dudes demographic, it won't play very well if he gets kidnapped by ninjas[/QUOTE]
there is no topping this
I don't feel like this is ever going to be fully instated. It's not that I have faith in the system to do the right thing, I just feel like its controversial nature is too strong and fundamental for it to be really pushed.
No budget and behind schedule!
lmfao your head of state/government/military unironically says "bad dudes"
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