Supreme hint Trump travel ban to be OKd
A REAL-LIFE Sean Spicer marveled at a wax creation of First Lady Melania Trump during a bizarre press-only viewing of Madame Tussaud’s newest sculpture.
The flub-prone former White House press secretary fumbled for words when asked to compare the wax figures of Melania and President Trump.
“If you get a chance to get up close, I’m not kidding, I looked at a photo I had with the First Lady before I left and I mean from a size, and, uh, it’s pretty remarkable how lifelike it is,” Spicer said.
“And the same thing with the President. It’s impressive.”
The wax version of Melania Trump, dressed in a blue dress, loomed over the much-shorter Spicer as he parried reporters’ questions.
Spicer struggled to come up with a personal anecdote about the First Lady. He instead lauded her grace and intellect.
“She’s a very gracious and fashionable woman,” Spicer said. “I don’t think the American people have fully appreciated the level of intellect that she has. She really has her finger on the pulse of what’s going on politically, what’s going on in the media.”
The former Trump mouthpiece said he was looking forward to the release of his book slated to hit stores on July 24.
Penning the tome about his seven-month stint in the White House was “a little therapeutic,” Spicer said.
He declined to weigh in when asked to cite his one regret from his time at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
“Buy the book,” Spicer said.Melania Trump will be on display until May 31. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative justices sounded ready Wednesday to uphold President Trump’s travel ban as a national security measure.
Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Anthony Kennedy said federal law gives the President, not the courts, the power to weigh threats from immigrants.
“Could the President ban the entry of Syrians” if he had evidence that some Syrians had chemical or biological weapons, Roberts asked a lawyer challenging Trump’s travel ban. The answer was obviously yes, the chief justice said, answering his own question.
Attorney Neal Katyal, representing the state of Hawaii, which has challenged the ban, said the law gives the President only temporary authority to exclude certain people, not a broad ban that would stay in place long term.
Two other members of the court’s conservative majority clearly seemed inclined to uphold Trump’s order.
A ruling is expected by the end of June.