A defiant US President Donald Trump today took another swipe at the judiciary, saying that the courts blocking his controversial travel ban on refugees and nationals from seven Muslim-majority nations "seem to be so political."
"If the US does not win this case as it so obviously should, we can never have the security and safety to which we are entitled. Politics!" Trump told his more than 24 million followers on Twitter.
Later, Trump defended his decision and said, "I have to be honest that, if these judges wanted to, in my opinion, help the court in terms of respect for the court, they do what they should be doing."
"When you read something so perfectly written and so clear to anybody and then you have lawyers and -- I watched last night, in amazement, and I heard things that I couldn't believe, things that really had nothing to do with what I just read. I don't ever want to call a court biased, so I won't call it biased. We haven't had a decision yet," he said.
"But courts seem to be so political and it would be so great for our justice system if they would be able to read a statement and do what's right. That has to do with the security of our country, which is so important. Right now, we are at risk because of what happened," Trump said.
Days after he signed the executive order over immigration, a federal court in Seattle halted its implementation.
The Department of Justice has reached to the Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals to remove the stay on the executive orders.
The three-judge bench had an oral hearing of the case on Tuesday.
Expressing dissatisfaction over the stay on his executive order, Trump said it is a sad day.
"I think our security is at risk today and it will be at risk until such time as we are entitled and get what we are entitled to as citizens of this country, as chiefs, as sheriffs of this country. We want security. One of the reasons I was elected was because of law and order and security. It's one of the reasons I was elected. Also, jobs and lots of other things, but I think one of the strongest reasons is security," he said.
The court is yet to come out with its verdict.
Trump said he listened to the court proceedings.
Referring to "Suspension Of Entry Or Imposition Of Restrictions By The President," he said he has the right to prevent any alien from entering the country.
"This isn't just me, this is for Obama, for Ronald Reagan, for the president. This was done very importantly for security, something you people know more about than all of us. It was done for the security of our nation, the security of our citizens, so that people come in who aren't going to do us harm and that's why it was done," he said.
Trump was angry that his emergency appeal to overturn Judge James Robart's ruling was denied. He has now threatened to take the case to the Supreme Court.
He had tweeted over the weekend that the "so-called judge" from Seattle who'd suspended the ban put America at risk with the move.
"Just cannot believe a judge would put our country in such peril. If something happens blame him and court system. People pouring in. Bad!" Trump had tweeted.
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