President Trump cited a law blog to call the ruling to maintain a block on his immigration executive order “a disgraceful decision” Friday. But the blog’s editor fired back, questioning whether Trump had taken a line out of context.
Trump, who responded in an all-capital-letters tweet on Thursday, was a bit more subdued Friday morning in responding to the 9th Circuit’s unanimous decision to continue blocking his order.
He cited Lawfare, which critiqued the court decision by saying “Remarkably, in the entire opinion, the panel did not bother even to cite this (the) statute.”
Trump added, “A disgraceful decision!”
LAWFARE: “Remarkably, in the entire opinion, the panel did not bother even to cite this (the) statute.” A disgraceful decision!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 10, 2017
The court unanimously decided to continue blocking Trump’s order to suspend refugees from coming into the U.S. for 120 days, and block immigration from seven countries for 90 days. The order would have also indefinitely blocked Syrians from coming into the country.
Trump said Thursday the administration plans to “SEE YOU IN COURT” over the decision.
Benjamin Wittes, the editor in chief of Lawfare, doubted whether Trump read his entire piece and quoted him in context.
Wittes retweeted Trump, adding: “You decide whether the POTUS is quoting me in context. Here’s the article. For the record, I support the decision.”
You decide whether the POTUS is quoting me in context. Here’s the article. For the record, I support the decision: https://t.co/MN3DUZDbXm https://t.co/FLagCBkAWr
— Benjamin Wittes (@benjaminwittes) February 10, 2017
