Reacting to a Seattle judge’s decision that blocked his immigration order, President Trump pointed Saturday in a tweet to a separate decision by a Boston judge to leave the travel ban in place.
Trump asked, “Why aren’t the lawyers looking at and using the Federal Court decision in Boston, which is at conflict with ridiculous lift ban decision?”
The tweet did not say what lawyers Trump was talking about. Trump’s Justice Department is defending the ban.
Why aren't the lawyers looking at and using the Federal Court decision in Boston, which is at conflict with ridiculous lift ban decision?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 4, 2017
Trump tweeted after a Friday ruling by a federal judge in Seattle, who issued a temporary nationwide block of the president’s ban on travelers from seven Muslim countries.
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Judge James Robart said two states, Minnesota and Washington, had standing to challenge Trump’s order and that the order had brought harm to residents and colleges.
The White House on Friday night said it would appeal the ruling.
Trump took to Twitter Saturday morning with responses.
When a country is no longer able to say who can, and who cannot , come in & out, especially for reasons of safety &.security - big trouble!
— 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
The opinion of this so-called judge, which essentially takes law-enforcement away from our country, is ridiculous and will be overturned!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 4, 2017
About a half-hour after that series of tweets, Trump took aim at one of his favorite targets.
After being forced to apologize for its bad and inaccurate coverage of me after winning the election, the FAKE NEWS @nytimes is still lost!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 4, 2017
On Saturday afternoon, Trump tweeted:
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
Martin Finucane of Globe Staff contributed to this report.
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