- President Donald Trump tweeted on Monday night that he would be signing an executive order to temporarily suspend immigration into the US.
- In his tweet, Trump said his decision was spurred by an "attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens."
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President Donald Trump tweeted on Monday night that he would be signing an executive order to temporarily suspend immigration into the US.
In his tweet, Trump said his decision was spurred by an "attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens."
In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 21, 2020
It was not immediately clear what Trump was referring to or how his order would be carried out. A suspension of all immigration into the US would be a major expansion to several travel bans put in place to curb the coronavirus spread.
The White House did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.
As of Monday evening, the US recorded nearly 787,000 coronavirus cases and over 42,000 deaths.
Rep. Don Bayer of Virginia responded to Trump's tweet on Monday, calling it "xenophobic scapegoating."
"From the beginning, Trump has flailed about seeking someone to blame for his own failure," Bayer wrote on Twitter. "Immigration has nearly stopped and the US has far more cases than any other country."
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