Early this morning, apparently in response to a segment on Morning Joe, President Trump unleashed a Twitter storm about the travel ban cases, one of which has been appealed to the Supreme Court.
Trump said his Justice Department should ask for an "expedited hearing" on the second ban and "seek much tougher version!"
Following Saturday's terror attacks in London, Trump contradicted the arguments of Justice Department lawyers defending the controversial executive order in court while he was pushing for the travel ban's implementation.
George Conway later posted an analysis by the Washington Post that indicated that Trump's tweets on the travel ban could hurt the government's case in court.
In his Monday tweets, Trump bashed the Justice Department for its decision to ask the Supreme Court to review the second version of the ban - which he signed. After sniping at American gun control advocates that the London terrorists used knives and vehicles on Sunday, the President began his Monday with a series of tweets targeting opponents of his travel ban policy. "The courts are slow and political!" he said in a fourth.
Pollsters also found 52 percent think Trump's executive order is aimed at preventing terrorists from reaching the USA, while 39 percent believe it is meant to target Muslims. The words "travel ban" do not appear in the filing, and the only time the Justice Department uses the phrase "Muslim ban" is to say the executive order was not one.
Senate clears way for new sanctions on Iran
Informed sources say a suicide bomber's explosive vest has also been discovered and deactivated in the vicinity of the mausoleum . Georgian leaders condemn today's terror attacks in the Iranian capital of Tehran and express their deep sorrow to Iranian people.
In a testimony before the Senate Homeland Security Committee, Kelly on Tuesday insisted that he was "not fully confident" that the government was doing everything possible to keep "dangerous" people out of the country, Efe news reported.
Trump's ban, which bars citizens from Sudan, Iran, Somalia, Yemen, Syria, and Libya who do not now have visas from entering the country for 90 days while the administration reviews its visa policies and bars all refugee entry for 120 days, is now being blocked by federal courts. A source close to the White House who knows Conway said that they both "care about" the President.
Trump's Twitter postings Monday also included more of his criticism of London Mayor Sadiq Khan, saying Khan "had to think fast" on his statement that people in his city should not be alarmed to see a greater police presence in the streets following a deadly attack.
Federal appeals courts have struck down the ban, ruling that statements from Trump and other administration officials showed that the order unconstitutionally targeted Muslims.
Meanwhile, the White House ruled out a new executive order in this regard. North Dakota, Ohio and Tennessee have now signed onto the latest brief from the states arguing that the ban should be allowed to go into effect until the Supreme Court can take up the debate of the core constitutional concerns later this summer.
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