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Under fire, British PM Theresa May criticizes Donald Trump curb on refugees

U.S. President Donald Trump escorts British Prime Minister Theresa May down the White House. (Photo:Reuters)

Theresa May said Britain did not agree with U.S. President Donald Trump's curbs on immigration after facing criticism from lawmakers in her own party for not condemning his executive order when initially questioned.

On a visit to Turkey on Saturday, she was asked three times to comment on Trump's move to put a four-month hold on allowing refugees into the United States and temporarily barring travelers from Syria and six other Muslim-majority countries, which he said would protect Americans from violent Islamists.

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