{"id":2069616,"date":"2023-10-16T20:20:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T00:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-echoes-desantis-call-to-ban-refugees-from-gaza\/"},"modified":"2023-10-16T20:21:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T00:21:41","slug":"trump-echoes-desantis-call-to-ban-refugees-from-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-echoes-desantis-call-to-ban-refugees-from-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump supports DeSantis&#8217; plea to prohibit Gaza refugees."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-echoes-desantis-call-to-ban-refugees-from-gaza%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2069616&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/donald-trump\">Donald \u2064Trump<\/a> Supports Ban on Gaza Strip Refugees<\/h2>\n<p>In a\u2063 move that \u2062aligns him with his 2024 rival and \u200dFlorida Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/ron-desantis\">Ron DeSantis<\/a>, former President Donald \u200dTrump explicitly announced his support for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/desantis-u-s-should-not-take-palestinian-refugees-arab-nations-need-to-step-up\">ban \u200bon\u2064 refugees<\/a> from the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p>During a speech in Iowa, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1714025123890479471\">stated<\/a> that\u2063 if \u2063re-elected to \u2062the White House, he\u2063 would expand his &#8220;wildly successful&#8221; travel\u2063 ban for &#8220;terror-plagued countries, territories,\u2062 and places.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He further <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MAGAIncWarRoom\/status\/1714030317625835718\">added<\/a>, \u2062&#8221;We \u2062aren&#8217;t bringing in anyone from Gaza, Syria, Somalia, Yemen, or Libya, \u2063or anywhere else that\u2063 threatens\u200c our security.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>DeSantis Calls for Arab Nations to \u2063Take in Refugees<\/h3>\n<p>Following a \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-u-s-special-forces-vets-secretly-rescued-hundreds-of-afghan-allies-left-for-dead-amid-biden-withdrawal\/\" title=\"Report: U.S. Special Forces Vets \u2018Secretly Rescued\u2019 Hundreds Of Afghan Allies \u2018Left For Dead\u2019 Amid Biden Withdrawal\">deadly terrorist attack<\/a> on Israel from Gaza that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/u-s-says-30-americans-dead-13-missing-after-hamas-attacks-on-israel\">claimed the lives of at least 30 \u200bAmericans<\/a>, \u200bGovernor DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/desantis-u-s-should-not-take-palestinian-refugees-arab-nations-need-to-step-up\">expressed<\/a> his belief that the \u200cUnited States\u2063 should not accept refugees \u200dfrom the territory.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We \u2062cannot accept people from Gaza\u2062 into this \u200bcountry as refugees,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/desantis-u-s-should-not-take-palestinian-refugees-arab-nations-need-to-step-up\">DeSantis stated<\/a> during an event in Iowa. &#8220;If you look at how \u2062they behave, \u200dnot all of them are Hamas, but they are all anti-Semitic. None of them believe \u2063in Israel&#8217;s right to exist.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonDeSantis\/status\/1713229286071566743\">called on<\/a> neighboring Arab countries to take \u200cin the refugees.<\/p>\n<h3>Trump&#8217;s Announcement Follows DeSantis&#8217;\u200b Lead<\/h3>\n<p>With \u200cTrump \u2063explicitly declaring on \u200cMonday\u2064 that Gaza would be part of \u2064an\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-enacts-africa-travel-ban-despite-calling-bans-racist-xenophobic-in-2020\/\" title=\"Biden Enacts Africa Travel Ban Despite Calling Bans Racist, Xenophobic in 2020\">expanded travel ban<\/a>, Team DeSantis had\u200c some notes to share.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Trump literally \u2064needs a teleprompter \u2062in order to finally catch \u200cup with a position DeSantis took 3 days \u200bago on\u2062 Gaza refugees,&#8221; DeSantis campaign spokesman Andrew Romeo <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andrewromeo33\/status\/1714014356378169386\">said<\/a> in a post.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Glad to hear the teleprompter is working\u2063 again!&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeSantisWarRoom\/status\/1714015337195151367\">said<\/a> \u2064 the &#8220;DeSantis \u200bWar\u2063 Room&#8221; account, adding \u2062that DeSantis\u2064 &#8220;called for this three days ago, but we welcome Donald Trump following DeSantis&#8217; strong leadership.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Some have pushed back by\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackPosobiec\/status\/1714023413684056241\">emphasizing<\/a> \u2064that Trump previously called for\u2063 reinstating and strengthening his travel ban that President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2021\/01\/27\/biden-reversed-trumps-muslim-ban-americans-support-that-decision\/\">overturned<\/a> upon taking office.<\/p>\n<p>Stephen\u200b Miller, a top aide in Trump&#8217;s White House, recently \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StephenM\/status\/1713625729236103667\">posted<\/a>, &#8220;did you know \u200cthat President Trump stopped refugee \u200bresettlement from Syria and Somalia,\u2064 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-echoes-desantis-call-to-ban-refugees-from-gaza\/\" title=\"Trump supports DeSantis' plea to prohibit Gaza refugees.\">stopped jihadist refugee resettlement altogether<\/a>? He also created the National Vetting center and added&#8230; new layers of screening\u200d to keep threats\u200c out of the country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Trump&#8217;s Strong Polling Lead<\/h3>\n<p>Trump currently holds a wide\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/latest-presidential-polls-trumps-national-lead-hits-new-high\">polling lead<\/a> \u200cnationally over his GOP rivals in \u2062the 2024 presidential race, including DeSantis.\u200c However, DeSantis is focusing his resources on \u2063securing a victory in Iowa&#8217;s first-in-the-nation caucuses \u2063and turning the tide in his favor.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to supporting the ban on Gaza refugees, Trump \u2063also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RSBNetwork\/status\/1714023163023994961\">pledged<\/a> to cut off funding to Palestinians and stand with Israel in its fight against Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>He also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPostMillennial\/status\/1714029466324705297\">vowed<\/a> to \u2064revoke the student visas of anti-American and antisemitic foreigners at colleges \u200dand \u2064universities, similar to DeSantis&#8217; \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeSantisWarRoom\/status\/1714019496350920959\">stance<\/a> on visa holders openly supporting Hamas. Trump\u2063 further \u2063promised to proactively enforce immigration laws and remove violators from the country.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200bWhat are \u200cthe arguments from supporters \u2062and critics of\u200b the travel ban implemented by former\u200b President Trump?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ee days \u200cago and now \u200cTrump is saying the same thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This announcement by former President Trump comes \u2062as no surprise, as his administration was \u200bknown for its tough stance on\u200b immigration and national security. The travel ban, which was implemented early on in his presidency, targeted \u200cseveral countries with high \u2062rates of terrorism and was met with both praise \u2062and criticism.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of the ban argue that it is necessary for the safety and security \u2064of the \u200dAmerican\u2063 people. They\u200c believe\u2063 that restricting entry from countries \u200dwith unstable governments and\u200d terrorist activities is a\u2064 necessary step to protect\u2062 the country from \u2064potential threats. Critics, on the \u2064other hand, \u2062argue that \u200dthe ban is discriminatory and\u200b goes\u200c against the\u2064 principles of inclusivity and compassion.<\/p>\n<p>Now, with the explicit \u200csupport for a ban on refugees from\u200d the Gaza Strip, former President Trump is\u2062 aligning himself\u2064 with Governor DeSantis and doubling down on his tough stance \u2064on immigration and national security. The Gaza Strip, a \u2064region that has been plagued by conflicts and political instability, has seen a\u200b significant number of Palestinians seeking refuge in \u200cother \u2063countries.<\/p>\n<p>Governor DeSantis&#8217;s call for neighboring Arab countries to take in the refugees is also in line with the argument that regional countries should take responsibility for the refugees from their own region. This approach shifts the\u2063 burden from Western countries, such as\u2063 the \u200cUnited States, and calls for solidarity and assistance \u200dfrom countries\u200c closer to the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>However, critics argue\u200c that it is not fair to\u2062 place the burden \u2064solely on neighboring Arab countries. They argue \u2063that Western\u200c countries, including the United States, have a responsibility to provide refuge and support to those\u2064 fleeing conflicts and persecution, regardless of their geographical proximity.<\/p>\n<p>The debate\u200d over the acceptance of refugees from the Gaza Strip is a complex issue with no easy solutions.\u200c It <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/should-there-be-an-age-cap-on-holding-office\/\" title=\"Age cap for holding office: necessary or not?\">requires \u2062careful consideration<\/a> of national security concerns, \u200chumanitarian obligations, and international \u200dcooperation. As former President Trump and Governor DeSantis continue to \u2064voice their support for\u200d a ban on Gaza refugees, the discussion will undoubtedly intensify, with proponents and\u200c opponents presenting their arguments and \u200dadvocating\u2062 for their respective \u2063positions.<\/p>\n<p>It \u200cremains \u200dto be seen how the public and \u2062policymakers\u200d will respond to this latest announcement.\u2063 In the meantime, the plight of refugees from the Gaza Strip and other conflict-stricken regions continues, highlighting\u200d the need\u2064 for comprehensive and compassionate approaches to address the challenges of forced displacement and migration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump, in a speech in Iowa, expressed his endorsement for a ban on refugees from the Gaza Strip, following Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Trump vowed to extend his travel ban for &#8220;terror-plagued countries, territories, and places&#8221; if he were to be re-elected in 2024, citing its previous success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2069617,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2069616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2069616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2069616"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2069616\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2069617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2069616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2069616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2069616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}