In the wake of Donald Trump's travel ban, The White House's Press Secretary Sean Spicer addresses the media.

"We're going to put the safety of America first. We're not going to wait until we get attacked and figure out how it doesn't happen again. How do we get ahead of threats and stay ahead of the curve?

Mr Spicer said President Trump wanted to "stay ahead of the curve" protecting America and did not want to end up "looking in the rear view mirror after an attack. He said the "majority of Americans" agreed with Mr Trump.

"You don't know when the next threat or attack is coming so you get ahead of it," Mr Spicer said. "The president is not going to wait, he's getting ahead of threats. The key is not to wait until it happens. The theory is not to wait, to get ahead of the curve.

"We don't know when that hour comes, when that individual crosses the border to do us harm. It could be the next day next week."

He said 109 people had been "temporarily inconvenienced for the good of us all" by being detained at airports and the furor had been "blown out of proportion".

Mr Spicer said he was "sorry some folks had to wait a while" but the president would "prefer that he doesn't have to make a call because someone was killed".