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ASX trends 0.3 per cent lower as Trump and Biden go head

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3 per cent lower as Trump and Biden go head-to-head on foreign policy.

The Trump administration has signaled that it won't be the first to roll back the travel ban or roll back sanctions on Syrian regime leaders. In July 2013, Trump ordered a halt to travel from seven Muslim-majority countries, including Iraq, which he said had allowed weapons to be distributed to the Islamic State.

In his administration's first 100 days in office, Trump has ordered the creation of an international committee for refugees and immigrants seeking to come to the US from around the world, including from Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, including from countries like South Africa and Pakistan.

Since entering office, he has also announced new sanctions targeting individuals, firms and individuals who do not meet certain criteria as a result of the Iran deal. In addition to the sanctions, Trump has ordered an end to travel to and from eight predominantly Muslim countries: Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, Sudan and Somalia.

In April and May alone, Trump ordered 13 new regulations to expand the number of refugee admissions for refugees in the US.

The refugee list is at least a decade old and Trump said he expects the list to grow to 15-20 per year, with the goal of eventually doubling the number of newcomers.

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3 Responses

  1. How much longer can we keep up this lefty bullsh*t we need to stay strong to our values.

  2. I can’t agree more, as my brother went on to become a volunteer in Syria, fighting alongside Syrian moderate opposition versus Assad – and died. All because US did not stop Assad in 2011-2012.

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