Trump Delays New Muslim Ban For Another Week, America Must Be at Risk Like President Told Us, Right?
We Should Probably Run and Hide. Because, Sweden.
One week after being sworn in as president Donald Trump signed an unconstitutional executive order banning Muslims from seven countries and another executive order days later revoking visas from 100,000 people. Why did Trump act so quickly? According to the president himself, Americans are in extreme danger and it was imperative that his Muslim travel ban be implemented immediately.Â
If the ban were announced with a one week notice, the “bad” would rush into our country during that week. A lot of bad “dudes” out there!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 30, 2017
(Never mind that America has been a country for, as of today, 87891 days, and comparatively we’ve not seen many terror attacks.)Â
Over the next few days courts weighed in noting the order was likely unconstitutional. The Acting Attorney General, Sally Yates, told Trump she could not and would not defend it in court, believing it was unconstitutional. He fired her. Within a week one federal judge placed the order on hold, nationwide. That ruling was upheld by a federal appeals court.
Along the way, here’s what Trump tweeted:
Because the ban was lifted by a judge, many very bad and dangerous people may be pouring into our country. A terrible decision
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 4, 2017
What is our country coming to when a judge can halt a Homeland Security travel ban and anyone, even with bad intentions, can come into U.S.?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 4, 2017
Interesting that certain Middle-Eastern countries agree with the ban. They know if certain people are allowed in it’s death & destruction!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 4, 2017
Just cannot believe a judge would put our country in such peril. If something happens blame him and court system. People pouring in. Bad!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 5, 2017
And then, this:
If the U.S. does not win this case as it so obviously should, we can never have the security and safety to which we are entitled. Politics!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 8, 2017
In other words, Trump has told Americans if his Muslim travel ban is not in place we will be in extreme danger. So, apparently, we are in extreme danger!
The administration has vacillated between challenging the ban in court and just rescinding it and signing a new one that is not unconstitutional.
For days we’ve been told a new executive order was coming, and it was supposed to be signed today.
WATCH: Pres. Trump’s revised immigration order expected to renew ban on 7 Muslim-majority countries: https://t.co/sujAQwScqB pic.twitter.com/ickFLUYLjm
— Good Morning America (@GMA) February 21, 2017
But now the administration has told several reporters the new executive order will not be ready for another week.
Just in: Trump admin official tells @SaraMurray new executive order on travel restrictions has been delayed to early to mid next week
— David Wright (@DavidWright_CNN) February 22, 2017
WH source to @HallieJackson – new executive order on immigration won’t come this week after all. now “early to mid” next week
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) February 22, 2017
Latest from DOJ: new executive order re: Trump’s travel ban is “forthcoming in the near future” https://t.co/A1PP2UcnLd pic.twitter.com/DlbkQ6g2s5
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) February 22, 2017
Why? How long does it take to write an order to keep us safe? Whatever will we do? Why is Trump putting our lives at risk? Why does Trump hate Americans?
We should probably run and hide.
Because, Sweden.
Trump said that the three judges who ruled against his travel ban were *uneducated.*
Is this for real? pic.twitter.com/442giKATSH
— Thinker (@SmellTheTea) February 19, 2017
Or, we could work on getting a new president. The latter seems the wiser course.
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