Gohmert blasts idea of allowing foreign nationals with Ebola into US

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) said reports that the Obama administration is considering allowing Ebola patients into the U.S. who are not American citizens were “electrifying.”

The Washington Times reported Tuesday that the State Department was considering allowing foreign doctors and medical aides infected with Ebola into the U.S. for treatment. 

{mosads}However, the State Department insisted that there was no change regarding the treatment of non-U.S. citizens infected with Ebola.

“There is no policy of the U.S. government to allow entry of non-U.S. citizen Ebola-infected to the United States. There is no consideration in the State Department of changing that policy,” a State Department official told The Washington Times.

Gohmert argued the consideration of allowing foreign nationals infected with Ebola into the U.S. demonstrated “callous, wanton disregard” by the Obama administration.

“Completely ignoring the fatal nature of Ebola in horrible ways evidences the callous, wanton disregard for the American lives by President Obama and his appointees took an oath to protect,” Gohmert said in a statement. 

The Texas Republican said the administration should prioritize American lives.

“The evidence that the Obama administration is attempting to sneak foreign Ebola patients into the United States is electrifying since they have not even been able to say where the United States military that he sent to Africa could go if they get the Ebola virus,” Gohmert said.