Donald Trump orders tougher vetting for US entrants after New York truck attack kills eight
The US president’s attempts at banning travellers from several mainly Muslim nations have been met with successive legal challenges
“I have just ordered Homeland Security to step up our already Extreme Vetting Programme. Being politically correct is fine, but not for this!,” the president said in a Twitter post Tuesday night.
It was unclear what specifically Trump was ordering the Department of Homeland Security to do. Officials there referred questions to the White House, which declined to comment beyond a statement issued earlier in the day.
“My Administration will provide its full support to the New York City Police Department, including through a joint investigation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation,” the formal statement issued in the president’s name said.
“I will continue to follow developments closely.”
The New York Police Department said a driver steered a vehicle on to a bike path just north of Chambers Street in the Tribeca neighbourhood and struck multiple people. The vehicle then continued south and struck another vehicle.
