Radio Sputnik discussed the issue with Saeed Naqvi, veteran journalist and commentator on diplomatic and political affairs.
According to the expert, Donald Trump is doing essentially the same thing as former US President Barack Obama did at the beginning of his presidency.
"He is speaking roughly the same language as Obama. If you recall, Obama came into the White House, promising that Guantanamo Bay will be closed the day after tomorrow. Was he able to close the Guantanamo Bay? No," the expert said, adding that "in Washington the deep state controls the presidency."
Noteworthy is that Barack Obama was among those who spoke out against the move and publicly encouraged Americans to protest against it. In response to the criticism President Trump argued that his policy was similar to that of former President Obama.
In 2011 the former US president banned visas for refugees from Iraq for six months. Furthermore, it was his administration that singled out the states blacklisted in Trump's executive order. However, while no nationwide protests were staged against Obama at that time, Trump's order which targets countering a terrorist threat is now facing public anger. Donald Trump is also portrayed in the media as a leader defying basic US values and principles, while Obama is described as an advocate of peace and democracy.
"Trump can settle things with the deep state under the table, but not the US media, which is a very public thing. How it is going to end, I don't know. Maybe there is a little game going somewhere. But at the moment, everybody is a little disappointed," the expert concluded.
On January 27, Trump signed an executive order blocking all refugees from coming to the United States for 120 days and suspended the entry for citizens from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen for 90 days.
