Sen. Whitehouse Cites ‘Morning Joe’ Commentary to Show Trump Exec Order Flawed

WHITEHOUSE: “In addition to being a substantive backfire, the order was a procedural botch. As reporters have disclosed, Trump and his aides kept GOP congressional leaders almost completely in the dark about the most consequential act of his young presidency, a temporary ban on refugees and on anyone from seven majority Muslim nations. Defense Secretary James Mattis and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly fumed privately to associates over the weekend because they had been caught unaware. It became evident that the roll-out of the executive order bordered between clumsy and dysfunctional. Even on 'Morning Joe,' host Joe Scarborough said the weekend was a disgrace. On Capitol Hill, many Republicans close to leadership were frustrated that they received little to no guidance or advanced notice about Trump’s immigration and refugee directive. The opening days of this administration have been a gong show but a gong show with a nuclear button.”