U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive action implementing “new vetting measures” that he says are aimed at keeping terrorists out of the United States.
“I’m establishing new vetting measures to keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the United States of America. We don’t want ’em here,” Trump declared.
“We want to ensure that we are not admitting into our country the very threats our soldiers are fighting overseas. We only want to admit those into our country who will support our country and love deeply our people.”
The president signed the executive action at the Pentagon, where he met with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and participated in a ceremonial swearing-in for Defense Secretary James Mattis.