"I'm establishing new vetting measures to keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the United States of America. The order seeks to prioritize refugees fleeing religious persecution, a move Trump separately said was aimed at helping Christians in Syria. "Today's executive order from President Trump is more about extreme xenophobia than extreme vetting," said Democratic Senator Edward Markey in a statement. Republican Speaker Paul Ryan, who had panned Trump's original campaign pledge to ban Muslims from entering the United States, expressed some support on Friday. "President Trump is right to make sure we are doing everything possible to know exactly who is entering our country," Ryan said.

Source: dna January 28, 2017 05:51 UTC