President Donald J. Trump is reportedly drafting a new travel ban, which will likely trigger the liberal media.
It’s a broader order, as opposed to his initial executive order on immigration that listed several predominately Muslim nations. The press erroneously framed this order as a Muslim ban.
It wasn’t—Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation, was not on the list. It was not even Trump’s list—Obama was the one who initially picked the countries in question. The new one Trump is cooking up has 43 nations on it (via NYT):
🚨Update: Draft 3-tier Trump travel BAN to hit 43 countries! — NYT
NO ENTRY for 11 ‘red’ countries!
Visas for Russians, Belarusians and Pakistanis ‘sharply restricted!’
Many African nations on ‘yellow’ list! pic.twitter.com/pfap4YFbxV
— US Homeland Security News (@defense_civil25) March 15, 2025
The Trump administration is considering targeting the citizens of as many as 43 countries as part of a new ban on travel to the United States that would be broader than the restrictions imposed during President Trump’s first term, according to officials familiar with the matter.
A draft list of recommendations developed by diplomatic and security officials suggests a “red” list of 11 countries whose