WASHINGTON (Sept 25): President Donald Trump ordered restrictions or suspensions on travel to the US from eight countries, replacing his ban on travelers from six Muslim-majority nations that had been limited by court challenges.

“I must act to protect the security and interests of the United States and its people,” Trump wrote in Sunday’s proclamation, which came as his earlier travel ban was set to expire.

Speaking to reporters earlier, Trump said “the tougher, the better,” on the restrictions. During his presidential campaign, Trump spoke often of “extreme vetting” of those wanting to enter the US, and on Sunday he tweeted, “We will not admit those into our country we cannot safely vet.”

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