Originally Posted by
Curious Pax
The US majors must be feeling a little better this morning after Trump’s ban. They after all have Chapter 11 to fall back on if the hit from vastly reduced EU-US travel is sufficiently big. Many of their European rivals don’t have that luxury. If Trump was serious about reducing the risk, and not just playing political games he wouldn’t be limiting the ban to non-US citizens (who are more likely to have been in crowded areas in Europe such as tourist spots and large hotels).
The issue is he can't stop US persons from returning in the general sense. They have an automatic right to entry. He could impose an involuntary quarantine on return, but that would not fit his other MOs. However, the near total ban on non-US persons who have been in the Schengen area in the last 14 days will probably keep many US citizens from returning as the flights will dry up quickly.