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Judi Lynn

(160,214 posts)
Tue May 19, 2020, 10:45 PM May 2020

Trump says he is considering travel restrictions on Brazil

Source: The Hill


BY MORGAN CHALFANT - 05/19/20 05:00 PM EDT

Trump says he is considering travel restrictions on Brazil
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President Trump said Tuesday that his administration is considering placing travel restrictions on Brazil as the South American nation struggles under an increasing number of coronavirus cases.

“We are considering it. We hope that we’re not going to have a problem,” Trump told reporters during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday afternoon, specifically citing concerns about Brazilians going to Florida.

“Brazil has gone more or less herd,” Trump said, adding, “They’re having problems.”

Brazil currently has the third-most coronavirus cases of any country globally, behind the United States and Russia, according to official statistics. The country has reported more than 260,000 cases of the novel coronavirus and has recorded more than 17,500 deaths related to COVID-19.

Brazil’s hospitals, particularly in the country’s largest city of São Paulo, are said to be overwhelmed by the surge in cases. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, meanwhile, has been seen joining demonstrations protesting stay-at-home orders.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/498604-trump-says-he-is-considering-travel-restrictions-on-brazil

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Trump says he is considering travel restrictions on Brazil (Original Post) Judi Lynn May 2020 OP
Why? Who is traveling anywhere? Not smart people. OAITW r.2.0 May 2020 #1
and who would want to travel HERE Skittles May 2020 #8
TweedleTrump and TweedleDumber sandensea May 2020 #2
Guess TDumber will not get another invitation from his hero (gag) peacebuzzard May 2020 #3
Let me guess. This is Stephen Miller's idea. Eugene May 2020 #4
Trump just lives and loves to exclude people. forgotmylogin May 2020 #5
His travel bans have stopped the virus from entering America so effectively IronLionZion May 2020 #6
Bolsonaro says he's considering travel restrictions on USA. Pobeka May 2020 #7

sandensea

(21,526 posts)
2. TweedleTrump and TweedleDumber
Tue May 19, 2020, 10:49 PM
May 2020

Small wonder Brazil is well on its way to being #2 in the world for both cases and deaths. Even Trump can't deny that anymore.


peacebuzzard

(5,124 posts)
3. Guess TDumber will not get another invitation from his hero (gag)
Tue May 19, 2020, 11:14 PM
May 2020

ugh. two deplorable ravaging stealing lying despots.

Eugene

(61,592 posts)
4. Let me guess. This is Stephen Miller's idea.
Wed May 20, 2020, 12:18 AM
May 2020

A twofer. Security theater that distracts from Dump's bungling and erects yet another wall against those "disease-bringing" brown people. Depraved but brilliant in an evil sort of way. Too bad if Bolsofacist gets thrown under the bus.


forgotmylogin

(7,496 posts)
5. Trump just lives and loves to exclude people.
Wed May 20, 2020, 12:36 AM
May 2020

It's the country-club lifestyle. But who the heck wants to come to the US with all our pandemic going around?

Isn't Russia one of the top four countries with the most cases? Why isn't there a restriction on Russian travel?

IronLionZion

(45,256 posts)
6. His travel bans have stopped the virus from entering America so effectively
Wed May 20, 2020, 09:53 AM
May 2020

Since they prioritized race and citizenship instead of screening Americans travelling home from hotspots.

I bet a lot of countries are considering travel bans on Americans since we are now the epicenter of this pandemic.

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