Trump Responds to the Judge Who Stopped His Muslim Ban in the Pettiest Way Possible
In one tweet among a series fired off on Saturday, President Donald Trump attacked a federal judge’s credibility for temporarily stopping his Muslim ban.
Trump referred to U.S. District Judge James Robart as a “so-called judge” for his decision that he said would “take law enforcement away from our country.” However, Robart is by no means a liberal activist, having been appointed to his position by George W. Bush in 2003 and unanimously confirmed by the Senate on a 99-0 vote. Trump promised to “overturn” the judge’s decision, though he didn’t elaborate on how he would go about doing that.
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On Friday night, Judge Robart ruled in favor of Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson, granting a national restraining order on Trump’s executive order that indefinitely bans all immigration from seven Muslim countries and halts the U.S. refugee resettlement program for four months. Ferguson filed for the restraining order on the ground that the White House was discriminating against Muslims with the immigration ban, and violating their constitutional rights.
“The Constitution prevailed today,” Ferguson said in a press conference on the federal courthouse steps. “No one is above the law — not even the president.”
Trump Responds to the Judge Who Stopped His Muslim Ban in the Pettiest Way Possible