President Trump warned Wednesday of a surge in visitors from “certain areas” in the wake of court rulings halting his extreme vetting order.
“Big increase in traffic into our country from certain areas, while our people are far more vulnerable, as we wait for what should be EASY D!” the president said in a Twitter post.
He was apparently referring to the decision expected from an appeals court, which is deciding whether to leave in place a temporary restraining order against extreme vetting.
The president didn’t say which areas he was referring to, but seemed to be indicating they were the seven countries he singled out as needing extra scrutiny: Yemen, Iran, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Libya.
A federal district court ruled Mr. Trump overstepped his powers. The appeals court has left that lower court’s blockade in place while it considers the arguments.
• Stephen Dinan can be reached at sdinan@washingtontimes.com.
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