Donald Trump: London Incident Proof That ‘Travel Ban’ Is Necessary
The president had already retweeted an unconfirmed report from Drudge Report before the post.
President Donald Trump used a trio of incidents in central London to justify his executive order banning travel from six majority-Muslim nations on Saturday, tweeting that “the travel ban as an extra level of safety” is being held up by U.S. appellate courts.
We need to be smart, vigilant and tough. We need the courts to give us back our rights. We need the Travel Ban as an extra level of safety!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 3, 2017
Another tweet, sent seven minutes later, vowed that “whatever the United States can do to help out in London and the U. K., we will be there - WE ARE WITH YOU. GOD BLESS!” Before the tweets, the president had retweeted an unconfirmed Drudge Report post alleging that a van had “mow[ed] down 20 people” on London Bridge.
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a nationwide injunction against Trump’s travel ban on May 25, saying the executive order “drips with religious intolerance, animus, and discrimination.” On Friday, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to reinstate the ban.
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