BEVERLY HILLS, January 30, (THEWILL) – The immediate past president of the United States, Barack Obama, has criticised President Donald Trump’s executive order to curb immigration, backing protesters who have taken to the nation’s airports to voice their dissent.
Trump’s order temporarily banned immigration from predominantly Muslim countries of Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Yemen and Somalia and indefinitely stopped Syrian refugees from coming to the United States.
The ban issued by Trump on Friday was for the next 90 days, even as the admission of all refugees was suspended.
In a statement issued on Monday by his spokesperson, Kevin Lewis, the former president said his successor’s immigration policy was discriminatory.
CNN quoted Lewis as saying; “The (former) President fundamentally disagrees with the notion of discriminating against individuals because of their faith or religion”.
Lewis added that Obama perceived the protests as “exactly what we expect to see when American values are at stake.”
This is the first time Obama, who just left office, would criticise the current President, breaking an unwritten rule that former presidents should refrain from criticising the incumbent.
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