‘No coincidence’ Trump introduced travel ban while negotiating spending bill, Democrats say

• Democrats, including Sen. Chris Murphy, claim President Trump's newly announced travel ban is a distraction from his spending bill, which they say favors the wealthy at the expense of regular Americans.
• Murphy stated that the travel ban, announced as the spending bill is debated in the Senate, is an attempt to divert attention from the bill's impact on the poorest Americans.
• The Congressional Budget Office estimates that extending the tax cuts in Trump's bill would increase the national debt by $3.8 trillion.
• Other Democrats, like Congressman Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, echoed the sentiment, calling the travel ban a distraction from the Trump administration's corruption.
• Trump's new travel policy fully restricts travel from 12 nations and partially restricts travel from seven others, and is set to take effect on 9 June.

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Democrats claim Trump’s travel ban is just a distraction so his spending bill can get through Congress