Quick analysis, from Axios’ Jonathan Swan: “It’s the most aggressive I’ve seen Trump wade into culture wars since becoming president — and perhaps his most polarizing decision since the original travel ban. … Steve Bannon has been agitating on this issue… he will love this.”…

Quote from a Trump administration official: “This forces Democrats in Rust Belt states like Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin, to take complete ownership of this issue. How will the blue collar voters in these states respond when senators up for re-election in 2018 like Debbie Stabenow are forced to make their opposition to this a key plank of their campaigns?”