Unic Press UK: In his reaction to a press statement by Senator John McCain and Senator Lindsey Graham that criticized an executive order on travel restrictions/ban, President Trump has cautioned Senator John McCain and Lindsey Graham over actions that could lead to World War III.
Addressing illegal immigration, destroying Islamic State terror group and U.S. border security should be the primary focus of the two senators, said Trump.
The joint statement of former presidential candidates John McCain & Lindsey Graham is wrong – they are sadly weak on immigration. The two…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 29, 2017
…Senators should focus their energies on ISIS, illegal immigration and border security instead of always looking to start World War III.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 29, 2017
In their press statement [“Statement By Senators McCain & Graham On Executive Order On Immigration”] the duo [McCain and Graham] called into question the rationale behind an executive order that imposed a series of travel restrictions/ban, saying:
“Our government has a responsibility to defend our borders, but we must do so in a way that makes us safer and upholds all that is decent and exceptional about our nation.
“It is clear from the confusion at our airports across the nation that President Trump’s executive order was not properly vetted. We are particularly concerned by reports that this order went into effect with little to no consultation with the Departments of State, Defense, Justice, and Homeland Security.
“Such a hasty process risks harmful results. We should not stop green-card holders from returning to the country they call home. We should not stop those who have served as interpreters for our military and diplomats from seeking refuge in the country they risked their lives to help. And we should not turn our backs on those refugees who have been shown through extensive vetting to pose no demonstrable threat to our nation, and who have suffered unspeakable horrors, most of them women and children.
“Ultimately, we fear this executive order will become a self-inflicted wound in the fight against terrorism. At this very moment, American troops are fighting side-by-side with our Iraqi partners to defeat ISIL. But this executive order bans Iraqi pilots from coming to military bases in Arizona to fight our common enemies. Our most important allies in the fight against ISIL are the vast majority of Muslims who reject its apocalyptic ideology of hatred. This executive order sends a signal, intended or not, that America does not want Muslims coming into our country. That is why we fear this executive order may do more to help terrorist recruitment than improve our security.” (McCain and Lindsey: 29th Jan. 2017)
Reaction on twitter
I know we're all supposed to love McCain & Graham now but it is true that their policy desires would have started WW3 multiple times by now.
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) January 29, 2017
Trump is blasting McCain and Graham about starting a World War III while he's in the process of starting a second Civil War 😒
— Reid Murphy (@PapaSmurphy) January 29, 2017
So McCain and Graham, whose very warmongering produced refugees in Syria, Libya & Ukraine, now give a damn about refugees? What a sick joke. https://t.co/UZg0P5zc0P
— Sarah Abdallah (@sahouraxo) January 30, 2017