"I truly think [the travel ban] has been blown out of proportion," said Spicer"And I think, frankly, the Government functioned really well. 8.08am: Spicer says the travel ban executive order was never about deportations, it was about screening travellers who "potentially could do us harm". "There wasn't a specific threat," which preceded the signing of that executive order, Spicer said. Meanwhile, Trump's order does not address homegrown extremists already in America, a primary concern of federal law enforcement officials. However, the chaos started Saturday as protesters packed some of the country's major airports to demonstrate against the executive order.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 30, 2017 08:49 UTC