WASHINGTON — President Trump lambasted the court case against his travel ban Wednesday, calling it “disgraceful” and suggesting that judges not siding with his executive order are not able to read.
Trump used opening remarks at a Major Cities Chiefs Association and Major County Sheriff’s Association meeting not far from the White House to read relevant immigration law that he believes backs up his executive order temporarily barring refugees as well as people from seven mostly Muslim countries from entering the U.S.
“It’s as plain as you could have it,” the president said. “A bad high school student would understand this.”
“If these judges wanted to, in my opinion, help the court, in terms of respect for the court, they’d do what they should be doing,” Trump added, calling on the appellate judges to side with Justice Department attorneys arguing the government’s side of the case.
Commenting on the Tuesday night 9th Circuit Court hearing, Trump said, “I heard things that I couldn’t believe. Things that really had nothing to do with what I just read.”
But he tried to hold himself back from an all-out attack on the court. “I don’t ever want to call a court biased,” he said.
The appeals court is expected to issue its ruling this week on whether to overturn a Washington state federal court order blocking the travel ban.
Trump justified his restriction by saying it’s a national security concern. “I think our security is at risk,” he said.
Later, Trump said that terrorism was on the rise, but, he pledged, he’ll “take care” of it.
The president also reiterated his pledge to the cops and sheriffs that he’ll build the border wall with Mexico.
“A lot of people say, ‘Oh, Trump was only kidding with the wall.’ I wasn’t kidding. I don’t kid,” he said.
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