Trump Hails Supreme Court’s Travel Ban Ruling as ‘Clear Victory’
High court reinstates watered-down version of ban while it waits to hear the case in October
Itay Hod | June 26, 2017 @ 10:20 AM
Last Updated: June 26, 2017 @ 10:23 AM
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President Trump responded to the Supreme Court announcement Monday that it will hear the case on his executive order banning travel to the U.S. from six predominantly-Muslim countries, calling it “a clear victory.”
“Today’s unanimous Supreme Court decision is a clear victory for our national security,” Trump said in a statement. “It allows the travel suspension for the six terror-prone countries and the refugee suspension to become largely effective. As President, I cannot allow people into our country who want to do us harm. I want people who can love the United States and all of its citizens, and who will be hardworking and productive.”
POTUS went on: “My number one responsibility as Commander in Chief is to keep the American people safe. Today’s ruling allows me to use an important tool for protecting our Nation’s homeland. I am also particularly gratified that the Supreme Court’s decision was 9-0.”
The court will hear the case in October. Until then, it will allow a watered-down version of the ban to go into effect for foreign nationals without “bona fide relationship with any person or entity in the United States.”
This is Trump’s second attempt to pass a travel ban. The first executive order was issued isn late January, and sought to ban people from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen from entering the U.S. for 90 days and all refugees for 120 days.
That's right, we need a TRAVEL BAN for certain DANGEROUS countries, not some politically correct term that won't help us protect our people!
9 Media Outlets Fed Up With Donald Trump for Proposed Muslim Ban (Photos)
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New York Daily News' Dec. 9 cover featured a cartoon Trump beheading the Statue of Liberty.
The cover's caption read, “When Trump came for the Mexicans, I did not speak out as I was not a Mexican. When Trump came for the Muslims, I did not speak out as I was not a Muslim. Then he came for me …”
Following Trump's declaration to ban Muslim immigrants from entering the United States, CNN's Chris Cuomo got heated during an interview and called the plan "stupid."
CNN
The Detroit Free Press denounced Trump's plan on Dec. 9, with a front-page editorial blasting the GOP candidate's "vile bigotry."
Detroit Free Press
After Trump repeatedly interrupted the hosts of MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Joe Scarborough cut the interview short and demanded the show go to commercial.
The New York Times ran an analysis of all of Trump's speeches, interviews and press conferences, calling his speech patterns "ominous."
New York Times
Several news outlets have blasted Trump's anti-Muslim immigration plan as bigoted, but the Philadelphia Daily News went as far as to compare him to Hitler on the front page.
Philadelphia Daily News
NBC News' foreign correspondent Richard Engel warned on Twitter and on air that Trump's anti-Muslim statements could have troublesome effect on U.S. relations abroad.
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The Huffington Post took a swipe at Trump's plan for a "full shutdown" of Muslim immigration, declaring the plan "fascist."
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The New Yorker took aim not at Trump, but the media, calling on TV news outlets to hold Trump more accountable for his statements.
The New Yorker
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Following the GOP candidate’s call for a “complete shutdown” of Muslim immigration, the media has begun to push back — click through to see how