--- title: President Trump's Honeymoon is Over description: President Trump's White House is struggling to recover from chaos over his executive order on refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries. canonical: https://time.com/4653294/president-trumps-honeymoon-is-over/ author: Zeke Miller article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-30T16:12:13.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-07T07:15:09.940Z article:section: Politics og:title: President Trump's Honeymoon is Over og:description: President Trump's White House is struggling to recover from chaos over his executive order on refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries. og:url: https://time.com/4653294/president-trumps-honeymoon-is-over/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Morning Must Reads og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: President Trump's Honeymoon is Over twitter:description: President Trump's White House is struggling to recover from chaos over his executive order on refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # President Trump's Honeymoon is Over > Sponsored content. 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Lawyers say dozens of travelers from countries named in President Trump's recent executive order were held at John F. Kennedy International Airport and other airports Saturday amid confusion about whether they could legally enter the country._ by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke Miller Jan 30, 2017 4:12 PM UTC Lawyers say dozens of travelers from countries named in President Trump's recent executive order were held at John F. Kennedy International Airport and other airports Saturday amid confusion about whether they could legally enter the country. by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke Miller Jan 30, 2017 4:12 PM UTC President Trump’s White House is struggling to right itself after a weekend of confusion and chaos over his executive order suspending refugee admissions and banning travel from seven Muslim-majority countries. Dozens were detained at airports for additional screening amid an internal administration dispute over whether the order applied to U.S. legal permanent residents. (The White House said it does, but then backtracked amid the furor. Now all green card holders are presumed to be granted a waiver to the order to enter the U.S.) The order sparked widespread protests for the second time in as many weeks. The White House defended the implementation of the order and blamed the confusion on the media, but Republican members of Congress were among their fiercest critics on the drafting and implementation. Trump’s honeymoon is over. Seeking to change the subject, Trump is moving up the timetable for his announcement of a Supreme Court Justice, tweeting Monday he will announce his pick at 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the name to leak early. Given all the controversy, it remains to be seen how Senate Democrats will respond to the selection, and whether Senate Republicans will be forced to use the nuclear option—eliminating the filibuster entirely—in order to get Trump’s pick through. On Saturday, Trump shook up the National Security Council, elevating his top political aide, Stephen Bannon, to a regular slot on the NSC’s Principals Committee. The reorganization also removed as regular members the Director of National Intelligence and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who will now only attend when their issue areas are up for discussion. It’s a striking move to give Bannon, the White House chief strategist, a seat at the premier foreign policy decision-making table, but it reflects the former Breitbart CEO’s increasingly large role within the White House. May reins in Trump. The Koch’s break with Trump. And Trump orders an ISIS review. _Here are your must reads:_ **Must Reads** [Republicans Begin to Break With President Trump ](http://time.com/4652966/donald-trump-refugee-ban-executive-order-republicans/)The honeymoon is over, TIME’s Philip Elliott and Alex Altman write [President Trump Is on the Defensive After a Chaotic Weekend ](http://time.com/4652964/donald-trump-first-week-refugees-reaction/)Refugee and immigration order sparks protest and deals the White House a setback \[TIME\] [Trump National Security Council Shake-Up Elevates Stephen Bannon ](http://time.com/4652842/donald-trump-national-security-stephen-bannon/)Controversial top aide gets major posting, as intelligence, generals are seemingly demoted \[TIME\] [The British Prime Minister Tried to Rein in President Trump ](http://time.com/4652108/donald-trump-theresa-may-russia-nato/)On NATO and Russia sanctions \[TIME\] **Sound Off** “It really is a massive success story on implementation on every single level” — A senior White House official to reporters Sunday on the president’s executive order “To be clear, this is not a Muslim ban, as the media is falsely reporting. This is not about religion – this is about terror and keeping our country safe.” — The president in a statement Sunday, sent because the implementation has been anything but smooth **Bits and Bites** [The Koch Brothers Oppose President Trump’s Immigration Ban](http://time.com/4652905/koch-brothers-donald-trump-immigration-ban-order/) \[TIME\] [Protesters Rally at JFK Airport as Lawyers Say ‘Dozens’ Detained Over President Trump’s Immigration Order](http://time.com/4652654/jfk-detain-trump-immigration-order/) \[TIME\] [Experts Warn President Trump’s Refugee Ban Could Backfire: ISIS ‘Rubbing Their Hands With Glee’](http://time.com/4651729/president-trump-refugee-suspension-backfire/) \[TIME\] [Mexican Government: President Trump, Peña Nieto Won’t Speak About Border Wall Payment](http://time.com/4652212/donald-trump-pena-nieto-border-wall-payment-call/) \[TIME\] [The Koch Brothers Plan to Spend as Much as $400 Million in 2018 Races](http://time.com/4652743/donald-trump-koch-brothers-400-million/) \[TIME\] [President Trump Signs 5-Year Lobbying Ban for Administration Officials](http://time.com/4652703/president-trump-lobbying-ban/) \[TIME\] [White House Defends Implementation of President Trump’s Refugee, Visa Order](http://time.com/4652644/white-house-defends-refugee-visa-order/) \[TIME\] [President Trump Orders 30-Day Review of Strategy to Fight ISIS](http://time.com/4652696/president-trump-isis-review/) \[TIME\] [Sean Spicer, Trump Press Secretary, Is ‘Not Here to Be Someone’s Buddy’](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/business/media/sean-spicer-trump-press-secretary-is-not-here-to-be-someones-buddy.html) \[New York Times\] ## Transcript [ BLANK_AUDIO ] This is what democracy looks like. Show me what democracy looks like. This is what democracy looks like. Show me what democracy looks like. Now. Justice. When do we want it? Now. What do we want? Justice. When When do we want it? Now. What do we want? Justice. [ SOUND ] Love, not hate, makes America great. [ APPLAUSE ] [ MUSIC ] I have a special immigration visa in my passport, me and my family, because I worked with the US government. I support the US government from the other side of the world. But when I came here, they say no and they take me as a I break the rules, I do something wrong, I surprise really. [ CROSSTALK ] [ INAUDIBLE ] I wanna thank the people that they care of me and they support me. And they leave their families, their business and come to support me. This is the humanity, this is the sorrow of the America, this is what pushed me to move, leave my country, and come here. One by one, street by street, if we gotta go to court, we will fight this any place, anywhere. But we will bring justice. We will bring justice. [ APPLAUSE ] To the immigration system in this country. 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