Trump vows to weed out Islamic radicals from US, shuts border to 7 muslim nations

US President Donald Trump signed a sweeping new executive order Friday to suspend refugee arrivals and impose tough controls on travelers from seven Muslim countries. Making good on one of his most controversial campaign promises, and to the horror of human rights groups, Trump said he was making America safe from “radical Islamic terrorists.”

“This is big stuff,” he declared at the Pentagon, after signing an order entitled: “Protection of the nation from foreign terrorist entry into the United States.”

Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik gives the final touches to his sand sculpture of US President-elect Donald Trump at Puri beach, some 65 kilometers away from Bhubaneswar on January 19, 2017. US President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th US President on January 20, 2017. / AFP PHOTO Trump’s decree suspends the entire US refugee resettlement program for at least 120 days while tough new vetting rules are established. These new protocols will “ensure that those approved for refugee admission do not pose a threat to the security and welfare of the United States.”