"It's a zero-sum game," Liam Kerr, a Democratic strategist, told Politico. "Anything that he does that moves more toward Democrats hurts Republicans."
Venezuela is one of the seven countries listed with partial restrictions.Since starting his second term, Trump has deported a number of Venezuelans alleged to be gang members to El Salvador.
Trump's proclamation stated that the list would be evaluated in three months time, and then every six months after that."The list is subject to revision based on whether material improvements are made, and likewise new countries can be added as threats emerge around the world," he explained on Truth Social.In his video shared to the platform, he said: "We cannot have open migration from any country where we cannot safely and reliably vet and screen those who see to enter the United States."
As well as security risks, Trump's proclamation gave other reasons such as the listed countries having "taken advantage" of the US by exploiting its visa system, as well as nationals from certain countries, "pose significant risks" of overstaying their visas.A yellow warning for thunderstorms has been issued by the Met Office for large parts of England and Wales.
The warning, which covers the majority of southern England, parts of the Midlands and most of south Wales, comes into effect from 09:00 BST on Saturday and lasts until 18:00.
Around 10-15mm of rain could fall in less than an hour while some places could see 30-40mm of rain over several hours from successive showers and storms, the Met Office says.Musk appears to endorse impeaching Trump while quoting a conspiracy theorist who shared his Epstein files claim about the president.
Musk attacks another of Trump's signature policies - his trade tariffs - by posting on X to say these "will cause a recession in the second half of this year".Musk appears to soften, replying on X "you're not wrong" to another billionaire Trump backer, Bill Ackman, who had called for the pair to "make peace for the benefit of our great country".
Trump describes Musk as "the man who has lost his mind" in an interview with ABC News and says he is "not particularly" interested in speaking to him.The White House tells the BBC Trump does not intend to talk to the tech billionaire today, after reports they would speak on the phone later.