Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf has just issued a statement after POTUS met with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the Oval this afternoon. Wolf described the meeting regarding a federal ban on New Yorkers applying for expedited travel programs as productive and said discussions were ongoing. He said:
"Today, I joined President Trump and Governor Cuomo for a productive meeting. The relationship between New York State and the Federal government is very important but has been made difficult by the unilateral actions of New York State regarding the sharing of critical security information with DHS. New York is the only state that restricts CBP access to their data across the board -- from law enforcement, customs, trade, and travel facilitation purposes. Despite that, we will continue discussions with the State of New York to find a mutually agreeable solution."
Quickly when the meeting concluded, Governor Cuomo and his staff, left the White House without answering any questions or giving a statement.
President Trump released a tweet:
When the Governor arrived back to the office, a statement was released.
The office of Governor Cuomo released a statement; "Governor Cuomo met with President Trump today to discuss the situation and the dire need to rectify it. Governor Cuomo restated the initial solution that he proposed to the DHS Acting Secretary last Thursday on our willingness to allow federal officials access to DMV records only for individuals applying to the Trusted Traveler Program. As the Governor previously said, we believe DHS's action was politically motivated and unwarranted as the FBI already has information regarding criminal records and TTP applicants already go through an extensive federal background check. The President said that this is an issue he wants to work on and that he would follow up with the Governor next week."
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