President Trump inaccurately and incompletely described his own new travel restrictions on Europe — making two important errors and two important omissions in his prime-time Oval Office address to the nation.
Trump wrongly said he is banning European goods.Trump said his"prohibitions will not only apply to the tremendous amount of trade and cargo, but various other things as we get approval. Anything coming from Europe to the United States is what we are discussing." Facts First: Trump is not actually banning European trade or cargo. The White House and Trump had to clarify.
First, by referring to"Americans who have undergone appropriate screenings," he did not make clear that US citizens can return from Europe even if they have not been screened before they take off for the US. The screening comes after they land in the US. Second, Trump did not mention that he is exempting a variety of non-US citizens, including permanent US residents and certain family members of both citizens and permanent residents.
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