Trump Expands Travel Ban, Cites 'Unstable Government'
The Independent reports Kristi Noem justifying the expanded travel ban by stating travelers may be refused 'if they don't have a stable government.' This statement comes from an administration (and a political party) with a storied history of destabilizing governments globally, from Chile in '73 to Iraq in '03, and countless interventions in between. One might legitimately ask: how many of these
'unstable' nations suffered direct or indirect interference from Washington, D.C.? The hypocrisy of denying refuge to citizens from countries destabilized by, or for the strategic interests of, the very nation enacting the ban is a level of chutzpah usually reserved for late-night comedy. When the U.S. is the world's leading exporter of 'regime change,' citing 'unstable government' as a reason to
ban entry feels less like policy and more like a cruel punchline.