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Brandon Saad's father, a Syrian immigrant, supports Trump's immigration ban

President Donald Trump’s efforts to halt all visitors from Syria and six other Muslim-majority countries elicit a passionate response inside the Pine home of George Saad, a Syrian immigrant.

Just not in the way you might think.

Mr. Saad, who left home at 18 to study engineering at Pitt, is now the 55-year-old father of Columbus Blue Jackets star Brandon Saad and supports Mr. Trump’s recent executive order.

“I guess you can tell that I voted for Trump,” Mr. Saad said with a laugh. “But I can’t say I disagree with him.”

George Saad and several of his relatives will be on hand at PPG Paints Arena tonight to watch his son play the Penguins.