Joe was against travel bans before he was for them
(Twitchy) The Washington Post declared travel bans are a â€mistakeâ€, but it gets worse. Politico suggested the ban would be â€antagonizing Chinese leaders, as well as stigmatizing people of Asian descent.†The New York Times asserted the ban from Chinese travel would be stoking hatred.
Democrats were against the China travel ban, and against banning Muslims traveling from Muslim nations with lots and lots of extremists (which used a model the Obama admin created)
Trump to lift some Covid travel restrictions, a move Biden quickly rejects
President Donald Trump said Monday that he is ending Covid-19 travel restrictions for air travelers from Europe and Brazil, a move the incoming administration quickly rejected.
In a proclamation, Trump said the restrictions would be lifted Jan. 26, the same day a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention order requiring negative tests for air travelers coming to the U.S. takes effect.
But by then, Joe Biden will be president, and his press secretary tweeted that the restrictions would remain in place.
“With the pandemic worsening, and more contagious variants emerging around the world, this is not the time to be lifting restrictions on international travel,” said Biden’s press secretary, Jen Psaki. “… In fact, we plan to strengthen public health measures around international travel in order to further mitigate the spread of COVID-19.”
So, travel bans work? That’s not what Democrats were saying back in February when Trump instituted them.
It leaves restrictions in place for China and Iran.
Will Joe lift those?
