1. Tens of thousands turned away
The state department said fewer than 60,000 visas were canceled under Donald Trump’s travel ban – but the justice department had earlier said it was more than 100,000. The government appears to be reviewing cases on an individual basis. Four states have joined lawsuits against the ban.
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Only 109 people out of 325,000 were detained and held for questioning. Big problems at airports were caused by Delta computer outage,.....
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 30, 2017
2. Trump to unleash bankers
Trump ordered a review of Dodd-Frank regulations, which were passed in 2010 to stop bankers from marching the country straight into another 2008-style financial meltdown.
A favor for friends
We expect to be cutting a lot out of Dodd-Frank because frankly I have so many people, friends of mine, that have nice businesses, they can’t borrow money, they just can’t get any money because the banks just won’t let them borrow because they have rules and regulations and Dodd-Frank.
– Donald Trump
3. New Iran sanctions
The Trump administration announced sanctions on a dozen companies and 13 individuals. “They don’t appreciate how ‘kind’ President Obama was to them. Not me!” Trump said in an early morning tweet.
4. Bannon’s brave new world
Chief Trump strategist Steve Bannon told the Washington Post on Friday: “What we are witnessing now is the birth of a new political order, and the more frantic a handful of media elites become, the more powerful that new political order becomes itself.”
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6. ‘The Bowling Green massacre’
Alternative facts massacre
On @hardball @NBCNews @MSNBC I meant to say "Bowling Green terrorists" as reported here:
— Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls) February 3, 2017
https://t.co/nB5SwIEoYI
Victims' fund
Help the victims of the #BowlingGreenMassacre ➡️ https://t.co/5ItvapjO5h Thanks, @ACLU
— Alison L. Grimes (@AlisonForKY) February 3, 2017
... and another thing:
JUST IN: @realDonaldTrump makes his first visit to the Air Force One press cabin to say hello upon departure to Florida, via pooler @jonkarl pic.twitter.com/TJnLYqnSRA
— devindwyer (@devindwyer) February 3, 2017
... and another thing:
So. Wow. pic.twitter.com/VhSsbJZlNd
— Colin Jones (@colinjones) February 3, 2017
... and another thing:
An early look at next week's cover, “Liberty’s Flameout,” by John W. Tomac: https://t.co/qPXqZjuW1q pic.twitter.com/Uu6Hx4QdIC
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) February 3, 2017
