His state department should be the agency handling this and they are apparently dealing with no guidance from DC and have no idea what to do about this problem:
Gayle Guynup, 68, is one of hundreds of U.S. citizens stuck in Morocco, on a vacation they can’t find a way to end.
It’s become an all-too-familiar story with international borders closing as governments respond to the coronavirus pandemic, leaving people stranded.
Guynup, of Santa Rosa, Calif., said her vacation deteriorated fast. She checked the news Saturday night to see reports that Morocco was suspending all international flights. By Monday, she was part of a frantic crowd at the airport trying to rebook a seat out to no avail. That same day, Morocco, which hosts around 12 million tourists yearly, ordered hotels, restaurants and entertainment centers to close. The country has 37 coronavirus cases and one related death.
She said she feels abandoned by her government.
“Egypt, Turkey, France and Great Britain have already taken actions on getting flights for their nationals out,” she told The Washington Post. “And our embassy [in Morocco] has not reached out to any of us.”
These people are stuck and have nowhere to go.
There were Americans stranded in Peru as well, probably all over the world., actually. One of those in Peru was on TV this morning and said they were only given 12 hours notice and they couldn’t get out. Trump gave a snotty response to questions about it in his White House rally this morning, implying that these people just weren’t fast enough off the mark.
They could have thought this through and made contingency plans for people stuck outside the US. But Jared and Stephen Miller were the ones pushing this decision and they can’t think of everything …