The White House is “confident” that its executive order on temporarily banning travel from six countries will be upheld by the Supreme Court, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said Monday.
“We continue to be confident that the President’s executive order to protect this country is fully lawful and ultimately will be upheld by the Supreme Court,” Spicer said.
His statement comes after the San Francisco-based Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday declined to reinstate Trump’s executive order, arguing that he did not provide enough justification and exceeded authority delegated to him by Congress.
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Spicer said the White House is “currently reviewing” the Court’s opinion.
But, he added, “I think we can all attest that these are very dangerous times and we need every available tool at our disposal to prevent terrorists from entering the United States and committing acts of bloodshed and violence.”
Trump’s executive order seeks to pose a temporary ban on those traveling from from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen.
Asked whether the president’s tweets — which were cited in the court’s ruling — were endangering policy, Spicer said cases should be decided on the rule of law.
“And frankly, I think any lawyer worth their salt 100 percent agrees that the President is fully within his rights and his responsibilities to do what is necessary to protect the country,” he said.
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