Fury from many over President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily suspending immigration (“immigrant and nonimmigrant entry” according to the EO) from seven countries has prompted a flashback to a time the previous administration did something similar with no MSM outcry:

Obama banned refugees from Iraq for six months in 2011. For some reason there was no blue checkmark meltdown then. https://t.co/47jHl181eF — Sean Davis (@seanmdav) January 28, 2017

Obama banned all refugees from Iraq. He enforced a de facto ban on Christians from Syria. Media didn't say a word. https://t.co/47jHl181eF — Sean Davis (@seanmdav) January 28, 2017

Washington Post fact checker Glenn Kessler tried to point out the difference:

@seanmdav @FDRLST two big differences: 1) pause was not announced at the time, done quietly. reporters only found out years later. 2) not based on religion. — Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) January 28, 2017

That sure says a lot:

Shorter @GlennKesslerWP: We weren't really into doing our jobs back then. https://t.co/21n6l1PbTq — A Raised Eyebrow (@ARaised_Eyebrow) January 28, 2017

Your first rationalization here is a massive indictment of media performance under Obama. https://t.co/7KPS8G06lo — Sean Davis (@seanmdav) January 28, 2017

At least it’s been publicly confirmed.

@GlennKesslerWP @FDRLST In order to refute my point, you asserted journalistic incompetence under Obama, then begged the question. C'mon. — Sean Davis (@seanmdav) January 28, 2017

Just a little, not that it’s incredibly surprising.

@GlennKesslerWP @seanmdav @FDRLST 1) We don't do our jobs when Dems are in power 2) QED — 100 Proof (@ChampionCapua) January 28, 2017

@GlennKesslerWP The most transparent adm did things they didn't publish? Isn't it the job of a free press to monitor that? — Roxanne Chester (@ggm281) January 28, 2017

(1) Asserting your own incompetence is not a good argument. (2) This one isn't either. Read the damn EO. https://t.co/GRvJ4Pve47 — ⟦N. Bourbaki⟧_M = U (@d08890) January 28, 2017

@GlennKesslerWP @seanmdav @FDRLST "not announced"

Good thing investigative journalism took 8 years off — Keven like seven (@KC11A18A) January 28, 2017

"Reporters only found out years later" about what Obama admin did kind of proves the entire point of this exercise https://t.co/spsboFcnTC — Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) January 28, 2017

@redsteeze I'm sure they feel quite betrayed to discover what he was doing as they were filling out their tourney brackets with him. — Dan Ornelas (@DanielMOrnelas) January 28, 2017

@redsteeze Most transparent and scandal free administration in history tho… — Mark Felten (@MFelten25) January 28, 2017