String of ‘travel ban’ tweets may haunt Trump
Diatribes about political correctness appear to undercut his own order and could hurt his chances in the Supreme Court
Lawyers on both sides of the dispute over President Trump’s immigration travel ban agreed on one thing Monday: The president probably hurt his case at the Supreme Court with a series of earlymorning tweets.
By referring to the latest version of the temporary ban on most travelers from six predominantly Muslim countries as “politically correct” and calling for a “much tougher version,” they said, Trump made it seem as if he doesn’t support his own policy.
By acknowledging that the government already is engaged in “EXTREME VETTING” of foreigners seeking entry to the USA, they said, he raised questions about the need for an executive order to provide 90 days to review and improve counterterrorism screening.
And by calling the courts “slow and political,” they said, he renewed the feud with the judiciary and particular judges he began in February, when the earliest rulings against the travel order were issued.
“In general, talkative clients pose distinct difficulties for attorneys, as statements outside the court can frustrate strategies inside the court,” wrote conservative blogger Josh Blackman, associate professor at South Texas College of Law. “These difficulties are amplified exponentially when the client is the president of the United States, and he continuously