President Trump on Wednesday encouraged a federal appeals court to restore his temporary travel restrictions on people from seven countries with ties to terrorism, by tweeting that immigration from those areas presents a threat to security.
Big increase in traffic into our country from certain areas, while our people are far more vulnerable, as we wait for what should be EASY D!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 8, 2017
The White House has repeatedly argued that continuing to allow relaxed vetting for people entering the U.S. from countries covered under the ban could allow terrorists to exploit the system. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments from the Justice Department on Tuesday evening as the administration sought to overturn an injunction on the ban issued by a Seattle judge days earlier.
Trump’s use of the phrase “EASY D!” — an apparent shorthand for “easy decision” — quickly sparked a flood of social media jokes.
let’s just not do easy d twitter today, ok everyone?
— Justin Sink (@justinsink) February 8, 2017
Easy D was my DJ name back in the 80’s
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) February 8, 2017
Please, please someone ask Sean Spicer what Trump meant by “easy D,” just for the inevitable SNL parody.
— Paige Lavender (@paigelav) February 8, 2017
Just think: somewhere right now, two White House staffers are discussing how to tell the President of the United States what “Easy D” means
— David Mack (@davidmackau) February 8, 2017
I’ve instructed my staff that I expect to be called “Easy D” for the remainder of this week. #chillin https://t.co/wpKtH9RuEp
— Jim Himes (@jahimes) February 8, 2017
The court could at any time hand down its decision on whether the injunction should remain in place while judges decide on the merits of the ban itself.
