French Scientist Denied U.S. Entry After Allegedly 'Hateful' Messages on Trump’s Research Policy Found on Phone: Report

About That French Scientist Who Was Denied Entry Into the US...

French scientist denied entry into U.S. over criticism of Trump's policies

The Department of Homeland Security claims the scientist was not allowed in the country because he reportedly had “confidential" data in his possession.

U.S. Says Decision to Turn Back French Scientist Had Nothing to Do With Trump

The French government’s claim that a scientist was denied entry into the United States because of an opinion he expressed about the Trump administration is “blatantly false,” a U.S. official has said. Even as the authorities in France continued to call the case a concerning violation of academic freedom, the U.S. official, Tricia McLaughlin, who is a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security, said the scientist had been turned away for…

A French scientist heading to a conference in the United States was denied entry into the country after border guards found messages expressing hostility towards US President Donald Trump on his phone during a random check, French Research Minister Philippe Baptiste said. There have been several recent incidents of US border guards taking a more forceful approach, prompting some European countries to issue warnings to travellers.

Trump’s War on Scientific Research

Words like "diversity" and "mRNA" seem to have triggered the scythe.

Not content to trample on counter-powers one after the other, the American president now wants to muzzle science, not just in the United States.