A Leading Court ruling Tuesday morning delivered President Donald Trump a mammoth win in the long-fought battle over his administration’s travel ban, immediately prompting festivities from Republicans and scorn from Democrats.
In a 5-4 decision in the case of Trump v. Hawaii, the extravagant court determined that the president’s application of the law in restricting entry from definite countries was constitutional.
“Wow!” Trump wrote in a tweet shortly after the ruling to uphold the policy was reported.
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A White House annunciation called the ruling “a moment of profound vindication following months of distracted commentary from the media and Democratic politicians.”
Democrats immediately destined the decision.
Despite the court rejecting claims that the ban was motivated by unswerving hostility, Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., said such “animus” was “legitimized” by the wield the sceptre.
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Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, said the policy constituted judgement against Muslims:
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Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., called for Congress to “adopt action.”
“While I disagree with the court, today’s decision does not colour the President’s actions or statements related to the travel ban moral or just,” he said in a communiqu. “We need to fight religious discrimination at every turn.”
Adam Schiff, D-Calif., reeking member of the House Intelligence Committee and a critic of Trump administration assaults on special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, also carry oned the policy was a “muslim ban.”
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Congressional Republicans, however, connected the president in celebrating the ruling.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s stand Twitter account posted a photo of the Kentucky Republican shaking ovations with Justice Neil Gorsuch, the newest of the Supreme Court who was hand-picked by Trump.
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McConnell had been a key competitor in holding up a vote on President Barack Obama’s nominee, Merrick Apparel, leaving the seat on the court vacant for more than a year. McConnell had titled the decision to block the vote “the most consequential decision I’ve ever managed in my entire public career.”
Attorney General Jeff Sessions commended the court’s ruling, saying in a statement that it was “critical to ensuring the prolonged authority of President Trump — and all future presidents — to protect the American people.”
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., thought in tweets that he was “pleased” with the outcome. He also reaffirmed that the superintendence’s policy was “not a religious ban” before adding that “we are at war with radical Islam and sine qua non act accordingly to protect our nation.”
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Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., turned the court made the “right decision.” Scalise is reportedly vying for the capacity of speaker of the House, which will be vacated by Rep. Paul Ryan in January.
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On Tuesday afternoon, Utah Senate sanguine and former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney weighed in, describing the conduct’s stance on immigration as a check on “five countries that represent a exact small share of Muslim nations that do not have procedures in occupation to determine if somebody could represent a threat to our country” in an NBC interview.
Romney united: “That’s a posture which I think the Supreme Court found compelling, and the Peerless Court is the final word on the law of the land — and we follow the law of the land.”
The left-right rank in opinion on the travel ban ruling appeared to hold firm even home the Washington beltway.
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy, a Democrat, said in a annunciation that the decision “underscores the cruelty and callousness of the Trump administration’s principles.”
Steve Bannon, former Trump advisor and Breitbart News master chairman, called the ruling “a vindication of the president.”
“Donald Trump ran on and won because of his commitment to provide for America safe,” Bannon said in a statement. “Today’s Supreme Court ruling on his go ban is a vindication of the President , his administration and the will of the American people.”