WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - President Donald Trump announced a new travel ban. The restrictions would impact 19 countries. The White House is pointing to national security concerns.

President Trump is linking last weekend's attack in Boulder, Colorado to a new round of travel restrictions, a move critics are calling politically motivated.

"We will not allow people to enter our country who wish to do us harm,” said Trump.

President Trump is blocking entry from 12 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Haiti, and Somalia and imposing additional restrictions on seven others.

"We cannot have open migration from any country where we cannot safely and reliably vet and screen those who seek to enter the United States,” said Trump.

The president points to the attack in Boulder as proof the U.S. n

See Full Page