He claimed that when he asked intelligence chiefs if torture works, “The answer was yes, absolutely.” The brazen support for torture comes after news that Trump wants to sign an executive order to reinstate “black sites”, secret detention facilities that held terrorism suspects around the world. The defense secretary, James Mattis, and CIA director, Mike Pompeo, were reportedly “blindsided” by the news of an executive order reinstating black sites. Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday that called for the immediate construction of the wall. The executive order was met with backlash in Mexico as many called for Peña Nieto to cancel his trip. The Guardian obtained a copy of a draft of the executive order, which advocates say amounts to the Muslim ban that Trump had promised on the campaign trail.

Source: The Guardian January 26, 2017 14:08 UTC