"President Donald Trump will take center stage at Friday's World Cup draw in Washington, rolling out the welcome mat for teams and fans from around the globe at a time when his administration is expanding restrictions on travel to the United States for people from 19 countries and he has hardened his rhetoric against immigrants."
"The administration is betting that its push to expedite visa processing for visitors and the excitement about the matchups for next summer's tournament hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico will outweigh concerns that Trump's immigration messaging undercuts the theme of global unity that the World Cup is meant to represent."
"In the past week, Trump has said he wants to permanently pause immigration from poor countries and he has singled out Afghans and Somalis for particular contempt. The Republican president is also overseeing the signing a peace agreement between Rwanda and Congo on Thursday at an event with leaders from a host of foreign countries and he is expected to be honored for his peacemaking efforts by FIFA, international soccer's governing body, during the World Cup draw."
"The Cup is supposed to be a moment when the world comes together, puts aside the differences to celebrate sport, and while it symbolizes the world coming together, you have a president of the United States who is trying to keep the world out, to keep people out, said Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., a member of the Senate Foreign Re"
President Donald Trump will lead the World Cup draw in Washington while the administration expands travel restrictions to people from 19 countries and hardens immigration rhetoric. The administration is pushing to expedite visa processing for visitors and is betting tournament excitement and matchups for next summer's U.S.-Canada-Mexico event will outweigh concerns that immigration messaging undercuts global unity. In the past week Trump called for a permanent pause on immigration from poor countries and singled out Afghans and Somalis. He is overseeing a signing of a peace agreement between Rwanda and Congo and is expected to be honored by FIFA. Critics call the dueling messages jarring.
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