Clinton mocks Trump in tweet after 3rd judge blocks immigration ban

Hours after US President Donald Trump suffered another legal setback, the business man turned politician got mocked on Twitter by Hillary Clinton.

A US appeals court refused to reinstate a ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries, proposed by Trump,

Democratic nominee, Clinton took to her Twitter page and simply wrote thus; ‘3-0’, after the unanimous decision was reached by a panel of three judges from the San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals who all declined to block a lower-court ruling that suspended the ban and allowed previously barred travelers to enter the US.

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In its ruling on Thursday, the 9th US Circuit rejected the administration’s claim that it did not have the authority to review the president’s executive order.

District Judge James Robart in Seattle initially issued the temporary restraining order on the travel ban on February 4 after Washington and Minnesota states sued, prompting Trump to label him a “so-called judge”.

 

 

 

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