Ellison Says Trump's Immigration Order Is A Muslim Ban
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Rep. Keith Ellison says the White House can't deny that President Donald Trump's immigration order is anything but a ban on Muslims.
The Democratic lawmaker – who was the first Muslim elected to Congress – told John Dickerson on Face the Nation Sunday that Trump's executive order is a religious-based ban.
"On the campaign trail, [Trump] said he wanted a Muslim ban. He said on national television that there would be other religious groups who would receive priority," Ellison said. "This is a Muslim ban."
"If they can ban Muslims, why can't they ban Mormons? Why can't they ban Seventh Day Adventists?" -@keithellison pic.twitter.com/1HFw73Wxe0
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) January 29, 2017
On Friday, Trump signed as executive order that effectively barred immigration from several Muslim-majority countries -- Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen. In response, protests flared up across the country and judges issues order blocking parts of the ban.
Supporters of Trump's order, such as Rep. Tom Emmer (R – MN), say it's about keeping America safe, not blocking Muslims from entering the country.