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President Donald Trump on Wednesday shrugged off criticism that he's harming tourism after the administration announced a new rule that tourists would be required to give their social media history.

A reporter on Wednesday asked Trump, following a roundtable discussion at the White House, if he was concerned about a decline in tourism next year following the announcement of the new policy. Under the new rule, international travelers would have to provide their social media history over the last five years.

"No, we're doing so well. We just want people to come over here and safe," Trump said. "We want safety, we want security, we want to make sure we're not letting the wrong people come into our country. We're getting rid of a lot of bad ones from jail, from mental institutions, drug dealers, we're getting a lot of bad people. "...

President Donald Trump was under fire from critics on Wednesday who accused him of killing tourism in the United States with a new policy that would require visitors to undergo social media inspections.

Under the new rule, international travelers would have to provide their social media history over the last five years, The Guardian reported.

Social media users had strong responses to the new mandate. ...

Tourists back in Eiffel Tower after bomb threat