Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf's Statement

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. I have no idea why His Lardship thinks this will make the slightest difference.

COVID-19 is already here and is spreading just as in other countries. And a foreign national from any of these countries is no more likely to have the virus than an American citizen who has spent time in Europe. And this statement is unmitigated bullshit: “In January and February, the Administration issued similar travel restrictions on individuals who had been in China and Iran. That action proved to be effective in slowing the spread of the virus to the U.S., while public health officials prepared." There were no travel restrictions in January (they weren't put in place until 2/2); there is no evidence that doing so slowed the spread of the virus, and public health officials didn't do squat to prepare until it was too late.