Migrant travel ban: As Trump pivots, his administration gets a reality check

By Paul McGeough
Updated February 12 2017 - 9:13am, first published February 11 2017 - 7:40pm
People hold placards during a protest against US President Donald Trump and his recent policies outside the American Embassy in Jakarta. Photo: Jefri Tarigan
People hold placards during a protest against US President Donald Trump and his recent policies outside the American Embassy in Jakarta. Photo: Jefri Tarigan
Sahar Harati, left, who moved from Iran to the US, embraces her mother as her parents arrive at Logan International Airport in Boston last week. Photo: New York Times
Sahar Harati, left, who moved from Iran to the US, embraces her mother as her parents arrive at Logan International Airport in Boston last week. Photo: New York Times
Protesters gather outside the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals hearing an appeal to the freeze on Trump's travel ban. The appeal was rejected. Photo: New York Times
Protesters gather outside the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals hearing an appeal to the freeze on Trump's travel ban. The appeal was rejected. Photo: New York Times
Volunteer lawyers stand with signs to greet arriving passengers in John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York,. Photo: New York Times
Volunteer lawyers stand with signs to greet arriving passengers in John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York,. Photo: New York Times

Washington: Funny thing, reality. Donald Trump promised to be a hairy-chested president, who would shirt front all who stood in his way – but just as the courts have brought to heel on the legality of his migration crackdown, foreign policy experts have him turning somersaults on China, Iran and Israel.

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