Trump: Whatever You Call It, Order Keeps 'Bad People' Out of US

 President Donald Trump Wednesday morning dismissed arguments about whether his executive order blocking refugees and travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations from entering the U.S. is a "ban."

"Call it what you want, it is about keeping bad people (with bad intentions) out of country!" Trump wrote on Twitter. 

Everybody is arguing whether or not it is a BAN. Call it what you want, it is about keeping bad people (with bad intentions) out of country!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 1, 2017

Trump's tweet appears to undercut repeated efforts Tuesday by White House spokesman Sean Spicer to steer the discussion away from calling it a ban.

Trump has repeatedly used the term in referring to his order. On Monday, he tweeted an explanation of his strategy for keeping the "ban" under wraps until the last minute.

If the ban were announced with a one week notice, the "bad" would rush into our country during that week. A lot of bad "dudes" out there!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 30, 2017

In a White House news conference Tuesday, Spicer blamed the media for referring to it as a "Muslim ban" or a "travel ban."

"It's not a Muslim ban. It's not a travel ban,” Spicer told reporters. "It's a vetting system to keep America safe."