President Trump says decision to lift big game hunting trophy ban is 'on hold'

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Scripps National Desk


Scripps National Desk
8:16 PM, Nov 17, 2017
2 mins ago

President Donald Trump tweeted Friday evening that he was putting a hold on a controversial decision to lift a ban on big game hunting trophies.

"Put big game trophy decision on hold until such time as I review all conservation facts. Under study for years. Will update soon with Secretary Zinke. Thank you!" Trump tweeted just before 8 p.m. on Friday.

On Thursday, the Trump administration said it would lift the ban which had been in place since 2014. The decision would have allowed the import of ivory tusks "if the agency finds that the hunts in which the animals were killed contribute to the survival of the species," according to the New York Times.


Read more: http://www.news5cleveland.com/news/national/president-trump-says-decision-to-lift-big-game-hunting-trophy-ban-is-on-hold-

[Judi Lynn]

1. Trump to delay decision on importing elephant trophies

CBS NEWS November 17, 2017, 8:20 PM

President Trump tweeted Friday night that he is putting decision to reverse Obama-era legislation to ban the import of big-game hunted trophies from Zimbabwe.

In Mr. Trump's tweet, he said he is putting the decision on hold so he can "review all conservation facts" with Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke.

Mr. Trump's tweet came one day after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said that it will begin issuing permits that were once banned. The permits were set to start to be issued on Friday.

More:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-to-delay-decision-on-importing-elephant-trophies/

[Judi Lynn]

2. After backlash, Trump orders a freeze on elephant hunting trophy imports

Matt Pearce
By MATT PEARCE
NOV 17, 2017 | 5:10 PM

In a surprise move, the Trump administration will suspend its recent decision to allow hunters to bring elephant trophies back to the U.S. from parts of southern Africa, President Trump tweeted Friday night.

More:
http://beta.latimes.com/nation/la-na-trump-elephants-20171117-story.html

[Angry Dragon]

3. he should have done that in the first place...........idiot

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

6. Exactly right!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

4. He doesn't have all the trademarks secured yet. NT

[Calista241]

5. Is this the first decent decision made by the Trump Administration since inauguration? n/t

[groundloop]

7. It's not a "decision", it's a face saving maneuver due to extreme backlash.

[yellowcanine]

9. It is not reversed, it is on "hold." Waiting for the next scandal to quietly let it go into effect.

[yellowcanine]

8. "until such time as I review all conservation facts"

Trump wouldn't recognize a fact if it bit him in the ass.

[RainCaster]

12. He has been missing Faux and Friends while he was traveling

and he is so far behind on his "fact gathering".

[Coventina]

10. I wish painful, horrible death on any trophy hunters or those who support them.

[Aristus]

11. Politician for: "Gracious! Did I do that?"

Fuckwad...

[Midnight Writer]

13. How dare he infringe the Right of Americans to travel to foreign lands and kill their animals!

Goddammit Trump! Where the hell am I gonna shoot my fucking Elephant Gun? How will I impress my wife Mother for our anniversary if I can't give her fresh dead animal parts? What will I put on my walls for when the in-laws visit?

[BumRushDaShow]

14. And not just ANY "Americans" but THESE

particular spawn of the WH -

[Eugene]

15. "On hold" means that they will try again once the uproar subsides.

Dumb ideas never die in the Trump Administration. They come back under the cover of some distraction.

The Trumpians have absolutely no concerns that overturning the trophy ban is bad policy. They're only sorry they got caught.

[Blues Heron]

16. we have to destroy those elephants in order to save those elephants

yeah, makes a lot of sense, not. Orwell got nothing on these guys.

[flvegan]

18. Never underestimate the animal rights community.

Especially combined with the goodness of all people to recognize something as evil as that decision.