Trump defends his executive orders, says world a horrible mess

January 29, 2017 20:50

US President Donald Trump today defended his controversial executive orders on immigration, borders and extreme vetting of refugees, saying that the world is a "horrible mess" and America needs "strong borders".

"Our country needs strong borders and extreme vetting, NOW. Look what is happening all over Europe and, indeed, the world - a horrible mess!" Trump said in an early morning tweet.

In his first week in office as US President, Trump has signed several executive orders that immediately stops entry of refugees and temporarily ban issuing of visas to people from seven Muslim-majority countries and extreme vetting for others.

The executive orders has resulted in outrage among the opposition Democratic leaders, human rights bodies and a large section of the American tech-industry, including from Google's India-born CEO Sundar Pichai and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

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