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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump to lift travel ban on the UK and Europe just in time for Xmas..
UK just went into major lockdown. across counties, which has seen their cases double in last few weeks due to new strain of Covid-19
Guess he wants to help with herd immunity...
https://in.news.yahoo.com/us-lift-uk-europe-travel-025500611.html
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Trump to lift travel ban on the UK and Europe just in time for Xmas.. (Original Post)
HipChick
Dec 2020
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comradebillyboy
(10,179 posts)1. Will the UK and EU allow travel from the US
while the epidemic is exploding over here?
Irish_Dem
(47,518 posts)4. They would be foolish to allow Americans free travel in their countries.
Millions of Americans infected, many refuse to take safety precautions.
dhill926
(16,373 posts)9. I don't think so....
very few places will allow us...
malaise
(269,219 posts)2. Clearly he didn't see this
jimfields33
(16,018 posts)3. Good grief
He's fucking with us. He has to be.
SMC22307
(8,090 posts)8. Oh, he probably saw it. (n/t)
targetpractice
(4,919 posts)5. Of course... He wants to bring the new more virulent strain here...
... He is a sadist and intent on culling the population.
sakabatou
(42,186 posts)6. Because more people getting sick is good?
WTF is wrong with Trump?
Demsrule86
(68,715 posts)7. The UK has a way worse version of Covid...70% more transmissable.
DFW
(54,448 posts)10. I really hope the EU does not reciprocate.
Not until the USA gets a handle on their infection rate. Trump is just trying to move some of his patients here.
SoCalNative
(4,613 posts)11. UK
Hold my beer
Bev54
(10,082 posts)12. Just as London goes into full lockdown n/t
LisaL
(44,974 posts)13. Sounds like he wants US to get that funky superspreading covid mutant that's
infecting people in UK.
Native
(5,943 posts)14. Must have to do with bringing that new UK strain into the U.S. - anything to ensure herd.