Donald Faces Backlash After Immigration Ban
An unprecedented global backlash against President Twittermouth Trump's immigration ban on 7 Muslim countries has gathered strength with Tens of Thousands protesting in Washington, other U.S cities as well as London and other world capitals. Governments from London and Berlin spoke out against Trump's order to put a four-month hold on allowing refugees into the United States and temporarily ban on travellers from Syria and six other Muslim-majority countries. He said the move would help protect Americans from terrorism. In Germany - which has taken in large numbers of people fleeing the Syrian civil war - Chancellor Angela Merkel said the global fight against terrorism was no excuse for the measures She expressed her concerns to Trump during a phone call and reminded him that the Geneva Conventions require the international community to take in war refugees on humanitarian grounds, the spokesman added. Merkel's sentiments were echoed in Paris a...