Reality Check: Trump, Refugees, and the Crazy Liberal Freakout

Brittany M. Hughes | January 31, 2017

In case you took a trip to outer space this weekend and missed all the madness, President Donald Trump signed an (admittedly flawed) Executive Order this weekend temporarily banning refugees from seven Middle Eastern countries while the State and Homeland Security departments review the refugee vetting process and make sure it's up to snuff.

The move sent shockwaves through the liberal community, causing knees to jerk and (Chuck Schumer's) tears to flow before they could even pause to google the facts (hint: we spell them out right here, for those who rank information higher than hyperbole). Rumors about a "#MuslimBan" took off before the ink on the actual EO had even dried. Thousands grabbed picket signs and other protest paraphenalia and stormed airports demanding that all our foreign friends be ALLOWED INTO OUR COUNTRY IMMEDIATELY.

But while the implementation of the order clearly didn't go off well, this liberal freakout was unmatched - and unwarranted. Here's why.