'EASY D!': Trump tweets his travel ban is obvious solution aimed at protecting 'vulnerable' citizens

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February 8, 2017 6:19 PM

Donald Trump tweeted "Easy D!" to imply that Americans were in danger while the US court system prevented his administration from implementing his travel ban.

President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump tweeted on Wednesday about "Easy D!" to imply that Americans were in danger while the US court system prevented his administration from implementing his controversial travel ban.

"Big increase in traffic into our country from certain areas, while our people are far more vulnerable, as we wait for what should be EASY D!" Trump tweeted.

(The "D"in "Easy D" means "Decision.")

Trump was most likely referring to the decision on his executive order temporarily barring citizens from seven majority-Muslim countries — identified by Congress in 2015 as hot spots for terrorism — along with all refugees from entering the US. Last week, a judge in Washington state issued a stay on the order to suspend its implementation.

It was not clear what data Trump was referring to in his tweet. A representative for the Department of Homeland Security was not immediately available for comment.

Some experts opposed to the travel ban have contended that it is not an effective way to protect Americans from terrorist attacks.

Trump defended the ban in a rambling speech to the National Sheriffs' Association on Wednesday morning. He accused judges of trying to overturn the executive order because of politics and pointed to immigration law that seemed to support his authority to issue the travel ban.

"I think our security is at risk today, and it will be at risk until such time we are entitled and get what we are entitled to as citizens of this country," he said. "We want security. One of the reasons I was elected is because of law and order and security."

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